Example sentences of "[pron] hold for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Ottoman conquests of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries brought the Turks to the line of the Sava and the Danube , a line which held for almost five hundred years . |
| 2 | Mr Waite , who was involved in negotiations to win the freedom of captives in Lebanon , was himself held for nearly five years . |
| 3 | Mr Waite , who was involved in negotiations to win the freedom of captives in Lebanon , was himself held for nearly five years . |
| 4 | What had she held for so many years in trust and secrecy ? |
| 5 | Johnny was immediately made captain , a position he held for nearly five years , and scored on his debut , but even Johnny 's seven goals from the 12 remaining games could not keep us out of the new basement division . |
| 6 | After 40 years ' service with the Wedgwood Group , Sir Arthur retired in 1986 as chairman and managing director , a post he held for nearly 20 years . |
| 7 | After leaving the Conservatoire he became organist at Sainte-Trinité in Paris , a post he held for over 40 years . |
| 8 | Stanley Woods won the Isle of Man TT ten times , a record he held for over 30 years . |
| 9 | After six months ' trial the commissioners appointed Mitchell general inspector and superintendent of the Highland roads and bridges , a post he held for almost forty years . |