Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] hold the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trent fought to hold the BMW upright . |
| 2 | And the Vatican has held the secret to this very day . |
| 3 | A working compromise was reached only after Barbarossa agreed to hold the Pope 's bridle and stirrup at a formal meeting ; an act of ritual homage which he had at first refused . |
| 4 | Fr Lyons has held the position for ten years . |
| 5 | Lochnagar seemed to hold the ancient spirit of the land . |
| 6 | ‘ Concerning censorship in normal times , Cameroun appears to hold the record in the details of its application . |
| 7 | In 1538 the Earl of Sussex claimed to hold the reversion of the Lord Stewardship . |
| 8 | Since 1979 Saddam Hussein has held the posts of President , Prime Minister , RCC chair and secretary-general of the Ba'ath regional command . |
| 9 | In the case of working class women , intervention by primarily middle class volunteers or state officials often served to increase their burdens by exacting higher standards of childcare and housekeeping — what Anna Martin called holding the mother to her task of making bricks without straw — and punishing her if she failed . |
| 10 | The majority of those present at the 26th June Q.T. Day voted to hold the next A.G.M. on a Saturday afternoon . |
| 11 | Eddie stood holding the door-knob , her face twisted in a ferocious glare . |
| 12 | Political commentators noted that by aligning tactically with the LDP at this stage , Komeito anticipated holding the balance of power in the Lower House after the elections , a position it already enjoyed in the Upper House . |
| 13 | Forces of the rebel Sudanese People 's Liberation Army ( SPLA ) which remained under the command of Col. John Garang continued to hold the area around the towns of Torit and Kapoeta , in the south of Equatoria state . |
| 14 | Aggie stood holding the key in her hand . |
| 15 | Starting at about 4,000ft , the Vimy rapidly lost height , Jack fighting to hold the joystick , they came out of the mist about 50ft above the water and at a dangerous angle . |
| 16 | Archminster had held the account for 18 months |
| 17 | Lewis has held the world light heavyweight title for the last four years and was conceding five stone to an opponent rated highly by the Americans . |
| 18 | A decade ago , NEC Corp surged past Motorola Inc and Texas Instruments Inc to become the world 's largest chipmaker , and Japan has held the title ever since — until 1991 , when according to Dataquest , Intel Corp grew 26% to win it back for the US . |
| 19 | Lt.-Gen Rahman had held the post since August 1986 when he had been appointed in place of President Hussain Mohammad Ershad [ see p. 34812 ] . |
| 20 | Bill had held the position for two years and saw the team achieve two of their best-ever results , sevenths in the last two World Championships . |
| 21 | Elected unopposed this year , Stanley has held the office previously ( 1987–89 ) . |
| 22 | Morrells hopes to hold the price of cask mild for a further 12 months . |
| 23 | Kaysone had held the post of Premier since the foundation of the LPDR in 1975 . |
| 24 | The TV playback showed that Southall had held the ball for 13 seconds , although it did not seem as long at the time . |
| 25 | Thomas lord Stanley had held the stewardship of Halton since 1461 . |
| 26 | Thomas lord Stanley had held the stewardship of Halton since 1461 . |
| 27 | Killeavey player Mark had held the dangerous Gallagher in check up until then and now hopes to impose an even greater stranglehold on the stocky corner forward in the replay . |
| 28 | John tried to hold the family together but it knocked everyone back . ’ |
| 29 | These assumptions may be summarized as follows : ( a ) that the account of how Molla Husrev came to the Muftilik is at least broadly correct ; ( b ) that the Muftilik passed in an uncomplicated manner from Fahreddin Acemi to the Mufti of Istanbul ( though , as has been seen , there is a division of opinion over whether the latter was Abdulkerim or Molla Husrev ) ; ( c ) that Abdulkerim did hold the office of Mufti , that is , the Muftilik of Istanbul ( though again there is disagreement about when he held it ) . |
| 30 | Yilmaz had held the post of Foreign Minister since December 1987 [ see p. 35910 ] , having held various other Cabinet posts since the Motherland Party ( Anatavan Partisi — ANAP ) came to office in December 1983 . |