Example sentences of "[that] hold the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They gradually depolarise in collisions with the walls of the container that holds the xenon : the collisions allow the nuclei of the xenon atoms to change their spin states . |
| 2 | The simplest form of index is one that holds the address of every record . |
| 3 | The simple musical patterns used are a metaphor that holds the stories together . |
| 4 | At issue is who owns the reservoir — and who is responsible for ensuring that the leaky embankment that holds the water in does not give way and engulf a street of houses . |
| 5 | The latter is further symbolized in the awakening lion and the eagle that holds the emblem of the city in its feet . |
| 6 | It is a strange magical power , the power of frost and chill , of ice that holds the rivers in its thrall , and cold that snaps branches and tumbles trees to the ground . |
| 7 | One of the linchpins that holds the Stress Syndrome in place is isolation . |
| 8 | I turn the cuphook that holds the door closed … |
| 9 | It has linked with Leverton , the Unilever subsidiary that holds the UK Caterpillar distributorship , to offer generating plant in the 50KW to 1MW bracket , based on a diesel engine converted to burn natural gas , with the waste heat used wherever possible . |
| 10 | In order to reach this tablet you will pass the entrance to the crypt that holds the Duomo treasury and the body of the saint himself . |
| 11 | The top pond , which measures 9′ × 9′ × 4½′ deep , is the one that holds the fish . |
| 12 | A breastsummer is n't just a piece of wood stuck over a gap , it 's a piece of wood that holds the walls together , and the rest of the building up . |
| 13 | Inside there are several excellent canvasses worth your time , but it is the wood carving that holds the attention . |
| 14 | It is this ‘ strong nuclear force ’ that holds the nucleus together but protons only feel it when they are in close proximity ; once apart they feel the electrical repulsion . |
| 15 | Ray Talbot 's solution is remarkably straightforward … on his own bottom drains , the cover pivots on to the sump , and is secured by a bayonet fitting — remarkably similar , I remarked , to the one that holds the lens of my camera in place . |
| 16 | But ‘ there is no one method , medium , approach , device , or philosophy that holds the key to the process of learning to read … |
| 17 | The debate should not endlessly be about tactics , it becomes self-defeating to go on and on and on wrangling about tactics when it is the motivation behind those tactics that holds the key . |
| 18 | The famous Bullock report of 1975 , A language for life , after an investigation of teaching in schools , came to the conclusion that ‘ there is no one method , medium , approach , device , or philosophy that holds the key to the process of learning to read ’ ( DES , 1975 , p.77 ) . |
| 19 | However , it is this latter point that holds the key to understanding the different views , and , although a full analysis is beyond the scope of this book , it is worth exploring briefly . |
| 20 | The company that holds the mortgage , Mortgage Services , said ’ We have every sympathy for the tenants . |
| 21 | ‘ The hardest part of the whole technique is building up the independence of the finger that holds the bottleneck . |
| 22 | That 's why I 'm submitting a budget that holds the growth in spending to less than the rate of inflation . |
| 23 | Glencar Explorations , the company that holds the prospecting licence jointly with a British company , Andaman Resources , is one of 20 mining concerns currently investigating gold deposits in Northern Ireland and the Republic . |
| 24 | It 's cut the wire and the chain that holds the gates shut and it |
| 25 | Leftfield go all New Yorky on us to demonstrate that there are more shades to their colour than first meets the eye , but really it 's the pair of Zoom mixes that hold the trump cards . |
| 26 | A safe Air-Cooled all-glass ‘ air-washed ’ oven door with high level handle and spring tensioned hinges that hold the door shut without the need for catches . |
| 27 | The cultural-ideological practices are the nuts and bolts and the glue that hold the system together . |
| 28 | The joints that hold the gold plated , cylindrical copper mirror are standard components . |
| 29 | It is an absolutely essential part of the nuts and bolts that hold the thing together — though the client rarely meets a traffic person except in a crisis . |
| 30 | First of all the bonds that hold the particle together in solid have to be broken . |