Example sentences of "[conj] hold [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Usually , this is mounted on a block of wood , which can be fixed to a bench or held between the knees . |
| 2 | The inquiry , headed by Justice Michael Kempster , found that " the initiative was not swiftly seized or held by the police " . |
| 3 | ( c ) Access to records One of the guardian 's most important functions is to investigate the case and he is given a right of access to social work records compiled or held by the local authority and the NSPCC ( s42 ) . |
| 4 | These can be mounted on a stand or held in the hand , and are available in both electret and dynamic types and with both ‘ omni ’ and ‘ uni ’ pick-up patterns . |
| 5 | 1After the first few days , when I come into the room , Birdie is down on the floor of the cage , running back and forth , looking out over the barrier that holds in the gravel . |
| 6 | In order to predict how the universe should have started off , one needs laws that hold at the beginning of time . |
| 7 | When data is written to the hard disk , the cache moves it straight to the hard drive , normally , rather than holding onto the data and doing it later . |
| 8 | Expertise is diffuse rather than held within the guided hand of the state authority . |
| 9 | By half emptying one of the sacks onto the floor of the van he found he could drag it with his right hand and hold onto the box with his left . |
| 10 | Sonia Hogg displayed similarly adept pace judgement to take her second successive bronze medal in the 3,000 metres , this time improving her personal best to 9 mins 42.48 secs and holding off the fast-finishing Scottish international Christine Price as Sarah Bentley of Crewe took the title in 9:36.37 . |
| 11 | If deep love exists and that loving is complete , then this blend and harmony can be brought about by all forms of physical closeness — from touching and holding to the complete sexual act . |
| 12 | Harry Fischer comes out of his room in his shirtsleeves , hoisting his braces up with one hand , and holding in the other some letter or Ministry circular which has arrived in the morning post , and which he reads mockingly aloud to evoke their common derision at the obtuseness and bureaucracy of the world outside the office . |
| 13 | British scientists at a conference last week , organised by the Institute of Physical Sciences in Medicine and held at the Royal Marsden Hospital , London , described neural computers able to diagnose a host of medical conditions — from heart problems to eye defects — with up to 98 per cent accuracy . |
| 14 | THE 50th anniversary show organised by Essex Young Farmers and held at the Great Leighs Showground yesterday , displayed every aspect of the world of agriculture . |
| 15 | The conference was chaired by the former Conservative MP Sir John Gorst and held at the Guildhall . |
| 16 | iii ) The most recent pilot course has been the first Post-Graduate Diploma course in Interpreting Training Techniques , funded , like the other pilots , by the Nuffield Foundation and held at the Polytechnic of Central London in 1989 . |
| 17 | Normally it will be a joint validation for the centres involved and held at the SCOTVEC offices . |
| 18 | They had been arrested on Dec. 17 and held at the premises of the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance in Abidjan accused of the possession of documents supporting a group calling itself the Democratic Convention of African People , material considered hostile to the Eyadema regime . |
| 19 | The two other residential courses , both ‘ Working in Teams ’ were weekend events based around outdoor activities and held at the Dounans Outdoor Centre , Aberfoyle . |
| 20 | This was the party which left one man dead and one on a life support machine — an all night rave billed as Dance Planet and held at the Humming Bird club in Birmingham . |
| 21 | As their eyes met and held across the coffee-table , Ronni felt a sudden sharp frisson go through her . |
| 22 | The couple , who were arrested on Monday night in a raid on a bungalow in west London and held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act , will both appear before magistrates at Arbour Square today . |
| 23 | The pair claimed their human rights were breached when they were arrested and held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act . |
| 24 | Most of Siberia was conquered and held without the serious levels of bloodshed experienced in the American West . |
| 25 | Fields which may be frequently accessed may be designated key fields by the database administrator and held on the index , to facilitate this easy access . |
| 26 | The ion exchange resin beads have the ability to exchange sodium ions held on the resin , for the calcium and magnesium dissolved in the water , so that after passing through the resin bed the water contains non hardness forming sodium slats , the calcium and magnesium having been removed and held on the resin . |
| 27 | Unless the glider is going to be launched without delay , it should be turned out of wind and held with the into-wind wing down until it is needed . |
| 28 | The neckguard was solid and beaten out of two sheets of metal and held to the cap by two riveted leather hinges with metal reinforcing bars . |
| 29 | But it was old and held to the post with bits of string in proper agricultural fashion . |
| 30 | He set out on a surging run for goal and held off the challenge of Moore and Benali before sending a low shot past Stejskal . |