Example sentences of "[pers pn] hold [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've lifted it to my ear before my brain switches to caution , so I hold onto the handset without speaking . |
| 2 | Sometimes I held onto the receiver without putting it back into its cradle ; distractedly , I held it , with Kool and the Gang wafting from the radio . |
| 3 | She took off her glove before removing one from the pack I held over the desk . |
| 4 | As we sat there at the wedding-feast I held to the pedestrian belief that the rustling jetsam at my feet was merely the accumulation of champagne foil . |
| 5 | A SUBDUED , tearful Mrs Winnie Mandela announced her resignation yesterday as head of the African National Congress 's social welfare department , the highest office she holds in the organisation . |
| 6 | Organisational authority refers to the scope and amount of discretion given to a person to make decisions , by virtue of the position he or she holds in the organisation . |
| 7 | Do not forget the significance of any shares that you hold in the company or any rights that you have under a share incentive scheme . |
| 8 | When she retired from the RCM in 1948 she went on to run the Violet Melchet Infant Welfare Centre near Sloane Square , a job she held for the next twenty years . |
| 9 | Mrs Stych snapped back that all the ladies present must be well aware of the multitude of offices she held in the charitable organizations of Tollemarche . |
| 10 | If you held on the forward stick , the nose down attitude would increase and the model would move away from you at ever increasing speed and things would rapidly develop into an uncontrollable situation for the novice . |
| 11 | But if we hold to the idea of democracy as popular power , then it is clear that the concentration of so much power in non-accountable hands , outside the control of elected bodies , is incompatible with democracy . |
| 12 | There is nothing worse than being told ‘ Yes , we had a lovely book all about the fête we held for the coronation , but I have n't seen it for some years . |
| 13 | The colouring competition we held in the Christmas issue of the Journal proved to be a great success . |
| 14 | You would have forfeited Tracy Castle immediately , and ‘ t would have been granted to me to hold for the King . |
| 15 | Political scientists and economists differ in the views they hold about the extent to which central government ought to control the activities of local government . |
| 16 | what they hold on the shoulders |
| 17 | If it was not for the Grand Slam tournaments and the unique place they hold in the game , I am sure we would be losing this vital battle . ’ |
| 18 | The Hill Samuel plan envisages splitting off the UK naval and avionics businesses and giving shareholders one share in the new company for every share they hold in the existing organisation . |
| 19 | Their holders would adopt the same position of relative irrelevance that they hold in the republican democracies of Europe . |
| 20 | Now it was possible for a settlor who conveyed land to A to direct him to hold to the use of B ; and then to direct that , on the happening of an event , e.g. B 's marriage , B's use should shift to C. This use in favour of C was a shifting use . |
| 21 | Then the rest of the year was covered , a month at a time , by each of seven vassals , in return for the fiefs they held of the count . |
| 22 | Because they saw no way out of the situation for themselves , they held to the belief that if their children had better opportunities , particularly education , it would enable their children to have far better working lives . |
| 23 | They held onto the rock and waved and shouted at the lighthouse as loud as they could . |
| 24 | It was to be a devastatingly good move , taking Marshall to the front of the fleet and Eyre to 4th place , position they held until the finish , 2nd and 3rd going to Goodchild and Fenwick . |
| 25 | The insider must also know that the information he holds at the time of the trades in question is unpublished price sensitive information . |
| 26 | This refers to the authority conferred on a manager because of the position he holds in the organisation 's hierarchy and the extent to which authority has been delegated . |
| 27 | But , because of the position he holds in the community |
| 28 | Only it holds onto the hairs so much that it rips them out so that you end up with legs with no hairs on it but ah ! |
| 29 | We support its major industries and way of life , while recognising the place it holds in the hearts of those who live in towns . |
| 30 | The electric kettle broke down and will not work unless somebody stands beside it holding in the knob . |