Example sentences of "[adj] hold [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What we have here is a senile man , desperate to be right ; his story is all that holds the world together , he just knows . |
| 2 | That holds the gun , trembles , |
| 3 | It 's it 's also the main area of housing demand , it 's also the main area where employers want to locate around around North Yorkshire , and I think most importantly , if its development needs are not met , these can wo n't be satisfactorily diverted elsewhere , they will continue unresolved which would be continual pressure on the edge of the urban area , and on on the greenbelt , and if that holds the effect would of course be that the tight greenbelt would mean that economic growth in the county would be frustrated , because York is the main centre where employment growth is concentrated , and I would think , I would consider that that solution of a tight greenbelt plus not making sufficient provision for development needs elsewhere in York would be contrary to P P G three paragraph three , which I 'm sure you 're aware of . |
| 4 | This holds the ignition switch , half-a-dozen pull switches ( which also double as circuit breakers ) , carb heat , master switch , mixture , fuel pump switch . |
| 5 | This holds the address of the second synonym , and so on . |
| 6 | The rear channels are held in a similar way , but the shiny rail on which the window locks run needs removing as this holds the channel in as well . |
| 7 | Some hold a number of discrete transforms in order that a limited number Of views can be automatically described and displayed . |
| 8 | Some hold the view that there is an extra intensity to the sunlight due to its reflection from the chalky-white soil . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He would do nothing about the problem , and that is why he is unsuited to hold the office of Home Secretary . |
| 11 | Or more seriously bring along a book on figure drawing to help you and do n't be afraid to hold a pencil at arm 's length to measure proportions . |
| 12 | A useful test is to imagine that you are at a party and someone asks you what you are writing about : your answer will have to be short , coherent and sufficiently interesting to hold the attention of a listener who does not have to listen to you . |
| 13 | It is easier to hold the attention of the diners at the end of the meal while they are seated , and still too full to want to get up and start dancing . |
| 14 | To make the joint , the nut is screwed on to the fitting using one spanner to turn the nut and another to hold the body of the fitting , making sure the pipe is pushed fully home against the ‘ stop ’ . |
| 15 | In 1914 King George V held a court here in the Lyon Chamber . |
| 16 | The latter was among nine fledgling political parties and 18 other associations which on Oct. 20-21 held the constituent congress of an opposition coalition called Democratic Russia . |
| 17 | About 800 held a demonstration in Tiananmen Square in mid-December to protest against nuclear testing in their homeland of Xinjiang province in the extreme north-west of China . |
| 18 | Another held an array of cured meats , hams , spicy sausages and salamis . |
| 19 | Three long two-shotters and a trio of challenging par-3s hold the key to a good score here . |
| 20 | I imagine it 's not easy to hold a camcorder steady when you 're breathing that hard . |
| 21 | Japan 's Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications will send a group of telecommunications experts to Vietnam on April 10 to hold a seminar about infrastructure development in Japan : Vietnam 's Minister of Transport and Telecommunications asked for Japan 's co-operation in developing the country 's telecommunication networks when he visited Japan in February , the Ministry noted . |
| 22 | The decision on troop dispatch was further delayed when the Krajina assembly voted in Knin on Feb. 10 to hold a referendum on Feb. 22-23 on whether the enclave should accept the UN peacekeeping plan unconditionally . |
| 23 | It follows from these passages from the coroner 's affidavit that he did not consider whether it was appropriate to hold an inquest to investigate whether this was a case in which the cause of death was aggravated by lack of care . |
| 24 | Form 22 itself indicates that it is appropriate to hold an inquest in a case of death by natural causes . |
| 25 | To hold a number in this form , the computer word is divided into two unequal portions , the larger to hold the fraction and the smaller to hold the exponent . |
| 26 | In May 1970 , to further the Appeal , the School was privileged to hold a Reception at the Goldsmiths ' Hall in London for Old Stopfordians and their ladies . |
| 27 | If a section 38 agreement is not available , in due course the house purchaser 's solicitors are likely to hold a retention from the sale proceeds , pending adoption of the roads by the local authority . |
| 28 | In Belfast tonight two dozen young people will march through the city centre , each holding a candle representing one year of the ‘ Troubles ’ . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |