Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] hold the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Always put a knowledgeable and reliable person at the tail , and remind them only to hold the tail down if that is necessary to move the glider easily . ) |
| 2 | ‘ Prince Philip was interested to her that I already held the bronze and silver awards and asked me whether I had enjoyed myself going for gold , ’ said Christine . |
| 3 | ‘ But as I still held the same views it seemed pointless . ’ |
| 4 | Try someone else holding the pony in hand while you groom and talk if tying her up is a problem . |
| 5 | This last pony I had , from Mrs to Soham church , she used to do it in twenty minutes and I never held the reins . |
| 6 | The idea has been floated by Stanford University and the University of California , which together hold the patent on the Stanford procedure for gene-splicing developed by Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen . |
| 7 | This disruption of the hydrogen bonds which normally hold the two strands of the DNA molecule together could block the replication of DNA chains during normal cell division . |
| 8 | The wit which once held the Cambridge Union in thrall was again in evidence . |
| 9 | The fundamental problem facing the Soviet Union is that the discipline which once held the centrally planned system together , however imperfectly , has collapsed before markets have had time to develop . |
| 10 | It was his hands which still held the cloth to her head . |
| 11 | You , you need somebody really to hold the erm |
| 12 | This is not a performance which truly holds the attention , and that is an unpardonable fault . |
| 13 | Galloway was actively involved in the management of the business while it was expanding rapidly , but after it was formed into a limited company under the name of Galloway Ltd. in 1889 it was Charles John , the chairman and managing director , who effectively held the reins . |
| 14 | There was colossal opposition to these developments at the planning stage , but local people 's views were generally ignored by the Tory administration of the day , who basically held the same values as the developers and permitted the schemes . |
| 15 | Can you just hold the line ? |
| 16 | Mr Lewis apart , however , the other guests , perhaps through awe , perhaps through a sense of antagonism , kept a wary distance from M. Dupont , a fact that was conspicuous even in that generally guarded atmosphere , and which seemed to underline all the more the feeling that it was M. Dupont who somehow held the key to the outcome of the following days . |
| 17 | However , it is only open to those who already hold the overpriced asset and so relies on this group of investors trading sufficient assets to move the relative prices of the shares in the index and index futures back into line . |
| 18 | The Silver and Gold levels require greater experience and commitment , but should prove an exciting challenge to those who already hold the Bronze Award and wish to progress . |
| 19 | But this win was all about tactics , not times , and the way she demolished a field including two women who have beaten Liz McColgan in major championships — Elly Van Hulst ( who still holds the world record she set in taking the 1989 title ) and Lyn Jennings , the world cross-country champion for the last two years — must have whetted her appetite for Stuttgart and the ‘ real ’ world championships in August . |
| 20 | The house was no longer papa 's property , although she still held the key ; it rightly belonged to Craig , just as Summer Lodge did . |
| 21 | But she still held the gun and , as Kellerman turned on her , Donna shook her head clear and fired at him . |
| 22 | She smacked her hand down on to the saucer without realising she still held the cup . |
| 23 | The two new ministries were the Local Government , Community Development , Co-operatives and Marketing Ministry , headed by Paul Bomani , who formerly held the Local Government and Co-operatives portfolio , and the Labour , Culture and Social Services Ministry , under Christian Kisangi , formerly Minister of Labour and Manpower Development . |
| 24 | Considered by such critics as Lawrence Durrell and Seamus Heaney to be an extraordinary and major writer , Kenneth White , who also holds the Chair of 20th Century Poetry at the Sorbonne , visits the Festival from his Brittany home to celebrate publication of a new work — Pilgrim of the Void |
| 25 | The five , all holders of the Malta Medal , are Bob Hughes , of Rhyl , Neville Rogers , of Llay , Bill Wootten , of Aston , Queensferry , Gilbert Butler , of Connah 's Quay , and Bert Mason , of Garden City , who also holds the DCM . |
| 26 | Preval , who also held the portfolios of National Defence and Interior , on Feb. 19 named an eclectic Cabinet drawn largely from close associates of Aristide . |
| 27 | The Prime Minister , Juan Carlos Hurtado Miller , who also held the Economy and Finance portfolios , resigned from the government on Feb. 14 . |
| 28 | It is Sultan Ismail Petra who probably holds the key to Kelantan 's future . |
| 29 | During these years she also held the British record for endurance swimming , extending it from 26 hrs. in January 1930 to 44 hrs. 30 min. by the end of the year , then to 45 hrs. in 1931 , and finally to 46 hrs. in 1932 . |
| 30 | It was the other solitary customer in the room who now held the boys ' attention . |