Example sentences of "hold the [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Derbyshire 's 22-year-old batsman Chris Adams , who now holds the record for the fastest century in the county 's history , is another with hopes of a place in the Australian sun this winter . |
| 2 | Kelso also holds the record for the highest-priced winner , Equinoctial , at 250-1 in a handicap hurdle in November , 1990 . |
| 3 | The Gaboon viper holds the record for the longest fangs — of the snake 's 3 m ( 10 ft ) length , the fangs measure almost 3 cm ( 1 in ) . |
| 4 | Ian Wright has become a player who holds the key for the two Grahams , George and Taylor . |
| 5 | For such special knowledge holds the potential for an ethnographic interpretation of police culture which incorporates aspects of ‘ practical mastery ’ ( Bourdieu 1977 ) and to enlarge on what Kuper ( 1973 : 238 ) has somewhat critically dismissed as ‘ the prissy sterility of much of the methodological or reformist sociology ’ . |
| 6 | His rigorous moral choice against communism strengthened a sense of moral superiority among the Germans , who felt that they were holding the fort for the free world : |
| 7 | The Executive Committee shall meet not less than twice a year in every calendar year : decide its own procedure : elect its own Chairman and Vice-Chairman , each of whom may hold the office for a maximum period of four consecutive years . |
| 8 | Twice he fell for it , running half-dressed out of the room and instructing everyone to hold the show for a few minutes . |
| 9 | In a statement on Sept. 28 the guerrillas claimed to have held the city for a brief period . |
| 10 | Hope held the position for a few moments more to rest his leg and get his breath back . |
| 11 | After Lyle Shelton pulled out Destefani backed off the power and held the lead for the next three laps to take the chequered flag at an average speed of 450.835mph . |
| 12 | There is evidence of a Roman presence at Chester by this date , and clearly this harbour on the Dee Estuary held the key for a rapid and unopposed advance . |
| 13 | In 1880 he was elected Liberal MP for Montgomeryshire and he held the seat for the next fourteen years . |
| 14 | In a major success on June 18 they defeated SOC forces at Kompong Thom , and then held the town for a short time before withdrawing . |
| 15 | Leaning forward , he placed both hands on his walking-cane and held the pose for a few seconds , then he raised one white-gloved hand to the monocle at his hight eye and stared out at the audience . |