Example sentences of "held together by a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a frustrating exercise to wander backwards and forwards through a full-sized abstract , its plans and pages held together by a thread or a rusty pin , pursuing some trivial and tedious point . |
| 2 | Inside is a thick sheaf of dog-eared papers , held together by a Treasury tag in the standard Civil Service manner . |
| 3 | He had an artificial jaw held together by a gold armature , and his twisted smile revealed two solid rows of gold teeth . |
| 4 | Their bold melodies and huge , happy harmonies are held together by a crisp , springy backbeat , with the simple songs benefiting from the uncluttered arrangements and straightforward treatment . |
| 5 | We can imagine the formation of such a chemical bond as requiring that a spring be compressed to bring the substances close to one another , at which point they are held together by a catch , as the jack is held in a jack-in-the-box . |