Example sentences of "[adj] holding " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our hood added insult to embarrassment by breaking the poppers on its leading edge one after the other until David Vivian found himself circumnavigating the M25 one evening with one hand on the wheel and another holding the hood to keep it from flying off . |
| 2 | There were several other plates dotted about the table , one containing best gammon sandwiches , another holding generous helpings of pork pie , and the others mostly displaying white and brown triangles of bread and butter , to be heaped with a liberal spoonful of the plum preserve from the small barrel-shaped pot nearby . |
| 3 | Most of the latter group 's banks did so act , some holding as many as ten agencies . |
| 4 | As far as discs are concerned , prices will vary widely but we can reasonably assume an average of £15 in 1995 holding steady throughout the decade . |
| 5 | At the recent JANE 'S ADDICTION gig at The Marquee , people were not so much holding onto their ears as trying to stop their eyeballs standing out on stalks , so plenteous were the glittering celebs out to cheer the visiting Americans on . |
| 6 | Where steps are not taken to avoid such holding out , the salaried partner has the same professional responsibilities as a full partner to ensure that his firm complies with the Indemnity Insurance Rules ( under which salaried partners are treated as principals ) and the Accounts Rules ( see Chapter 12 ) ; and in theory the Inland Revenue could look to a salaried partner who is held out as a member of the firm for payment of income tax payable in respect of its profits , though in practice such a claim is unlikely . |
| 7 | He would be well advised to insist on a written indemnity in that respect to cover both intentional and accidental holding out , and , as regards the latter , to cover his accidentally holding himself out as a partner so long as that is done in the course of carrying out his duties for and in the interests of the firm . |
| 8 | The cloister has three open arcaded sides and above it runs a gallery with a brick frieze along which winged griffins compete , each holding a shield with horse 's heads . |
| 9 | Once Europeans had become accustomed to flip-flops , it was n't all that difficult to get used to mitten shaped socks , each holding the big toe in its own little pocket and letting the other four doss down together . |
| 10 | X 4 ft. , each holding up to 5 tons , are adequate . |
| 11 | On the corner of North Street was ‘ The Toffee King ’ , his two windows filled with tin trays , each holding a different sort of toffee . |
| 12 | I was bundled away , each holding an arm . |
| 13 | This could be decomposed further into lower-level diagrams , each holding more detail of how each process operates . |
| 14 | Consequently , there are 14 large jars of preserved eyeballs here , each holding between 50–150 eyes in each jar . |
| 15 | There are four men wearing animal and bird masks ( fig. 14.13 ) , two are each holding a hooked stick , the lagobolon , used for hunting hares . |
| 16 | They Lepine lays the knife on the professor 's desk , as well as his cap and two boxes of ammunition , each holding another twenty cartridges . |
| 17 | The handlers stood on one side , each holding his bird in a double grip , one arm underneath for support , the fingers of the other hand loosely grasping the crop . |
| 18 | She held out her wrist , and Merrill saw that from the heavy gold chain hung two small round lockets , each holding a tiny photograph . |
| 19 | In Belfast tonight two dozen young people will march through the city centre , each holding a candle representing one year of the ‘ Troubles ’ . |
| 20 | Eight relieving panels are present : square panels with " squared " eight-petalled rosettes occupy each of the four corners , and four rectangular panels , ( each holding a small cantharus ) , are adjacent to the central square . |
| 21 | If we wanted to hold our address book on the computer , we would need a number of records each holding the name , address , telephone number , etc of one person . |
| 22 | Each of these records is divided up into a number of fields , each holding one item of information such as name or address , or author or title . |
| 23 | Rachel and the white-haired man sat with him , each holding one of his hands in an effort to calm him . |
| 24 | Inefficient arrangements and obdurate holding up of reports by British correspondents from the task force goaded Thatcher and a group of MPs to attack the BBC for subversion . |
| 25 | But that holding the afternoon off him after loosing a leg I think that was really terrible aye . |
| 26 | I can do that holding the edge actually , have to hold the tall side . |
| 27 | Challenging the popular belief that northern Protestants have formed a monolithic bloc , all holding the same political , social and religious views , The Dissenting Voice quarries the historical record to expose the complex truth . |
| 28 | Preparation is the same as for all holding procedures , using the inbound track to assess DRIFT and WIND COMPONENT ( W/C ) . |
| 29 | They were all wearing the special white clothes and hats to protect their faces and bodies , and they were all holding scanners . |
| 30 | The Philippines , Chile , Uruguay and Morocco ( which had already negotiated new rescheduling agreements in 1988 — see p. 37220 ) were all holding negotiations at the end of 1990 with a view to debt reduction deals . |