Example sentences of "hold [adj] [noun] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sawtell stated that the type of socialist government that holds fictional office in the film ‘ would only be elected in an era of raised class consciousness and class struggle ’ . |
| 2 | The Commission issues a written Statement of Objections to the parties , to which they can provide a written response , and holds oral hearings for the parties and for interested third parties . |
| 3 | The passive smoking issue holds enormous fears for the tobacco industry . |
| 4 | The faculty welcomes enquiries from prospective entrants and holds visiting days during the year ( see Schools Liaison section at the front of this prospectus ) . |
| 5 | No part of the British Isles holds greater interest for the geologist than the coastline of Country Antrim from Larne to Portrush . |
| 6 | Stephen , 17 , of Highbury Avenue , Tollesby , Middlesbrough , holds four records for the breaststroke . |
| 7 | ‘ They have brought even those of us who hold that view to the point where we can imagine armed action against them to prevent a general Balkan war . ’ |
| 8 | This study aimed to review the content of referral letters from general practitioners to a child psychiatry department and to discover whether general practitioners and psychiatrists hold different views on the information that should be included in a referral letter . |
| 9 | Hold this end of the yarn lightly to stop it jumping off the needles and knit a row . |
| 10 | Now , if you hold this action through the killing area , which is probably no more than two yards long , the baited hook is raised fractionally off the bottom of the river and is , presumably , preceding the slightly held-back tackle downstream . |
| 11 | The President of France and the Bishop of Urgel ( in Spain ) respectively hold joint sovereignty over the Co-principality of Andorra and are represented by the Veguer de França and the Veguer Episcopal . |
| 12 | The President of France and the Bishop of Urgel ( in Spain ) , who are represented in Andorra by the Veguer de França and the Veguer Episcopal respectively , hold joint suzerainty over the Co-principality of Andorra . |
| 13 | ( c ) investors who hold large blocks of the target 's shares may find that if they attempted to sell them in the market at the same time the price would fall . |
| 14 | As the hon. Gentleman knows , we hold televised debates in the House twice a week — |
| 15 | Tiphook moved on 7 to 356p , following news that American investors now hold 4 p.c. of the stock . |
| 16 | The entity-types path and pathitem shown in Figure 4 hold all information on the trails made by users through the textbase . |
| 17 | This step is important in that organizational transformation always necessitates the need for changes in the behavior of those who hold key roles in the organization . |
| 18 | At the centre there are a handful who hold important roles at the Cliburn , and those who always have the calm look of those who have taken on difficult jobs and remain , despite myriad new crises , absolutely in control : Susan Tilley , chairman of the board of the Van Cliburn Foundation ; Mildred Fender , the social chairman for this year 's competition ; Richard Rodzinski , director of the foundation ; and John Giordano , chairman of the jury . |
| 19 | Four religious parties led by elderly rabbis hold 13 seats in the Knesset , controlling the balance between Labour and its friends on the left and the Likud and its friends on the right . |
| 20 | ‘ If ye hold one end o' the skipping-rope ye 'll be able tae stop me from slipping when I work down towards Dick . |
| 21 | One Harvard client is on record as saying : " I still hold 10000 shares in the Harvard quoted company BURAD Holdings , and , since I have lost all confidence in the dealing room at Harvard , I am still puzzling over how to dispose of the shares without an inordinate amount of emotional effort . " |
| 22 | Like there is now , holding each other in the middle of nowhere . |
| 23 | The result was not so much the realization of Ashley 's vision of national regeneration but a growing acceptance by those holding high office of the need to subscribe publicly to an upright moral code . |
| 24 | With Labour still holding 49 seats to the Tories 11 , the Liberal Democrats nine and the SNP 's three , many believe the prospect of five more years of Tory rule will simply intensify the demands for change . |
| 25 | On March 4 it was announced that APEC was holding further discussions on the inclusion of China , Taiwan and Hong Kong , having reached a consensus on the need to admit all the " three Chinas " to the group [ see pp. 37613 ; 37656 ] . |
| 26 | In the meantime , Jane Gillies and six other artists , this time not all from the company , are holding another exhibition in the Pitlochry Festival Theatre from 16th August-9th October , 1993 . |
| 27 | persuading legislators is essential to the policy-making process but , in addition , non-elected officials holding pivotal positions in the bureaucracy must also be convinced of the justification of the president 's proposals . |
| 28 | They 're holding urgent discussions with the manufacturers to trace all the mixers sold . |
| 29 | Temporarily better ( > ) by holding cold water in the mouth ; biting teeth together ; eating . |
| 30 | In time there came to be installed six sets of two jigs , each set holding 5 tons in the base and requiring emptying twice weekly . |