Example sentences of "hold [prep] the first [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no record of where the papingo was placed for the contests held during the first century of the Kilwinning Society of Archers . |
| 2 | Meetings were also held during the first half of 1989 between senior PLO officials and officials from France , Spain and the United Kingdom , culminating in Arafat 's talks with President Mitterrand of France in May 1989 , after which the PLO leader said that the PLO 's National Charter was " obsolete " and " null and void " [ see p. 36669 ] . |
| 3 | In response the government , eager to distance itself from the ruling FLN , which was itself in disarray [ see pp. 37628 ; 37795-96 ] , and secure its own survival , promised that free and open parliamentary elections would be held in the first half of 1991 . |
| 4 | Moi gave no indication of the date of a general election , but there was general expectation that polls would be held in the first half of 1992 . |
| 5 | Mswati did not specify who would decide on the incorporation of the Vusela-2 recommendations into a new constitution , neither did he give a new date for elections , which had been due in November , although he said on Oct. 26 that they would be held in the first half of 1993 . |
| 6 | According to a timetable finalized the following month , the constitution would be amended by April 1991 and multiparty elections would be held in the first quarter of 1992 . |
| 7 | Steam days are held on the first Saturday of each month from April to October when as many as possible of the exhibits are operated and many additional attractions are provided . |
| 8 | The clothing bank will be held on the first Thursday of every month . |
| 9 | As usual our winter meetings will be held on the first Friday of each month , starting on the 6th of September at 7.30 p.m. at the Community College . |