Example sentences of "[be] [adj -er] hold the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have been better to hold the debate during the day , when television coverage would have taken the views of hon. Members to a wider public . |
| 2 | In the discussion which followed the Zuwaya argued that five hours had passed and they had elected no one : in view of the late hour and the irregularities ( another Magharba member of the local Assembly , doubling as an electoral officer , was suspected of cheating and was escorted out by police ) it would be better to hold the elections another day . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | So very often it 's better to hold the wardrobe vertical and the man at the bottom end if you like holds it vertical and you go down holding it flat like that . |
| 5 | With a modern glider which has a lower wing and the wheel well ahead of the c.g. , this weathercocking will be even more pronounced , so it is better to hold the down wind tip . |