Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] hold [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They organised 12-car rallies around the Cambridge Fens , asking every local resident for permission to hold the event and then , when the snow caused the event to be called off , they did the same thing again . |
| 2 | The claw of Chaos held the island-continent firmly in its grip . |
| 3 | The following season he was Celtic 's star player in a memorable cup final when his heroic saves and faultless display of goalkeeping held the great Rangers side of the early ‘ 60s to a 1–1 draw . |
| 4 | With the money they gathered from different houses , they bought ham , loaves and butter , lemonade , whiskey and half-barrels of porter to hold a big dance in Kirkwood 's barn that night . |
| 5 | In these circumstances , advertisements will be construed as a declaration of intention to hold an auction and not a contract . |
| 6 | Use scrap pieces of wood to hold the gap open while you work . |
| 7 | In early 1940 , government contracts started and in June the Ministry of Transport held a meeting with Railway Executive Officers the outcome of which was a Committee of representatives of the Ministries of War , Transport , Supply , Aircraft and Production , Labour , the Admiralty and the Railway Executive Committee entitled The Committee for the use of Railway Workshops for Government work . |
| 8 | This stretch of canal holds a large head of fish but there are also a lot of carp and it was decided to be an unfair venue . |
| 9 | Naturally , the Board of Trade held a searching inquiry and issued a report on 4 July . |
| 10 | A director of music holds a position of great responsibility and a number of special qualities are required . |
| 11 | Under an agreement with the secretary of state , the Church Commissioners do not proceed with the demolition of a listed redundant church or an unlisted one in a conservation area without providing the opportunity for the secretary of state to hold a non-statutory public inquiry . |
| 12 | She asked the Secretary of State to hold an inquiry at which parties could be heard and witnesses examined . |
| 13 | CIS heads of state held a summit meeting in Kiev ( Ukraine ) on March 20 . |
| 14 | Surely it is a kind of blasphemy to hold the church responsible for the cruelty and degradation going on around its blackened doors ? |
| 15 | — PHIL Thomas School of Boxing hold a strong hand in tonight 's North-East Divisional finals of the ABA championships at Gateshead Leisure Centre . |
| 16 | Is early March a good time of year to hold the conference ? |
| 17 | The Court of Appeal held the defendants liable in negligence for damage caused to the dress . |
| 18 | In the celebrated case Wilson v Rickett Cockerell and Co Ltd [ 1954 ] 1 QB 598 , the Court of Appeal held the seller liable for damage to property caused by a detonator which was included in a consignment of Coalite . |
| 19 | Boys like this can be encouraged to pass urine standing up with mother holding the potty up to them . |
| 20 | And the upshot is that in eighteen twenty six Britain suggests in essence holding a congress to discuss the er er Greek revolt . |
| 21 | Messrs. A. R. Brakspear , J. C. Walker and J. F. Cooper ( the fifth of his family in succession to hold the office of Town Clerk ) were appointed as Trustees , their role being a legal necessity which required them to act as designated signatories of the Club in such matters as Land Conveyances , Water Board Agreements , etc . |
| 22 | It provoked a furious backlash from Yeltsin 's opponents , including those inside the Russian Federation Supreme Soviet , where moves were set in train to hold a vote of no confidence in his leadership . |
| 23 | To the right of the bulk , one buttress in particular holds the eye : Carn Dearg ; Bill Brooker 's Wall of the Winds . |
| 24 | With bridle lines cross-linked and adjusted in length to hold a curved form and also to distribute the lift loads , the Peel comes in two sizes both of which are comparatively large for stunters . |
| 25 | Since Cicely Harris 's retirement Pauline Kenward has undertaken arrangements for this event and following requests for a new venue plans are in hand to hold the next Dinner Dance on Friday 18th February 1983 at the Queen 's Hotel , Crystal Palace . |
| 26 | LABOUR group leaders in Scotland have agreed in principle to hold a local authority referendum on the future of water and sewerage services . |
| 27 | I puzzled out easily enough how to pull my needles to held and put the gold-coloured pieces over the needle butts and sinker posts in order to hold the needles still with the knitting pulled slightly forward , free of the bar . |
| 28 | The selvedges are the outer edges of the rug where the weft strands have been wrapped around the last few warp strands in order to hold the rug tightly together across its width . |
| 29 | If it liquidated the trust , however , in order to hold the underlying assets directly , it would face liquidation costs including compensation to the existing management . |
| 30 | But as agents of formal caring systems , they do in fact hold a great deal of power which can be exercised as much by withholding as by giving . |