Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [be] hold the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I thought that the present case raised the question which has been held in suspense by more than one writer on constitutional law — namely , whether an assembly can properly be held to be unlawful merely because the holding of it is expected to give rise to a breach of the peace on the part of persons opposed to those who are holding the meeting — I should wish to hear much more argument before I expressed an opinion . |
| 2 | But the real hub of the problem is not a personality but the French farmers who are holding the world to ransom . |
| 3 | If I thought that the present case raised the question which has been held in suspense by more than one writer on constitutional law — namely , whether an assembly can properly be held to be unlawful merely because the holding of it is expected to give rise to a breach of the peace on the part of persons opposed to those who are holding the meeting — I should wish to hear much more argument before expressing an opinion . |
| 4 | Capital money was , however , always to be paid , not to the life tenant , but to trustees , who were to hold the money upon the same trusts as those upon which the land had been held . |
| 5 | Sometimes it helps if the person who is holding the horse , pats the horse on the neck in exact time to the farrier hammering on its foot — especially if it is the actual hammering that worries the horse the most . |
| 6 | On the count of ten , the chosen child opens his eyes and has three chances to guess who is holding the bell behind his back . |
| 7 | It no longer matters who is holding the rope . |
| 8 | Her husband Mr Stephen Hurkett , who was holding the hand of their eldest daughter Emma , seven , saw the incident . |
| 9 | ‘ Not now , ’ said Phil , who was holding the needle up to remove the air bubbles . |
| 10 | Carrie came into the room carrying a plate of cheese sandwiches followed by Nellie who was holding the large enamel teapot in both hands . |
| 11 | ‘ Come on in , darling , ’ said the sharp little woman who was holding the door , screwing up her eyes shrewdly against the cigarette-smoke she was blowing out in order to speak . |
| 12 | Davide 's father , catching sight of the Easter cake , the swelling mound of almonds and millet , scented with rosewater and baked to the colour of the golden fields of August , called for silence by tinkling his wine glass , and Rosalba , who was holding the serving dish out from her body with both hands , stood and stopped in the door at the hurly-burly her proffering excited . |
| 13 | Corbett returned to a grinning Ranulf , who was holding the heads of the horses . |
| 14 | The old grandma who was holding the girl 's hand looked across at him as he walked to the window to stare down into the street to watch for Eddie . |
| 15 | The woman who was holding the baby is described as being white , in her 30s and had brown , tidy , collar-length hair . |
| 16 | The woman who was holding the baby is white , in her 30s , with brown , tidy collar length hair . |
| 17 | His replacement was Education Minister José Goldemberg , who was to hold the post on an interim basis . |