Example sentences of "[art] [noun] hold for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I therefore became very clearly aware of the potential that the university held for the whole of the East Sussex area . |
2 | What does the future hold for the Department 's favourite pet — our Clarence ? |
3 | No matter what the future holds for the next generation and the delicate trembling wilderness , at least we can promise our children and grandchildren one sure thing . |
4 | ‘ They want to hear what is going on and what the future holds for the Manor bungalows . ’ |
5 | S/L Paul Millikin was pressed for what the future held for the aircraft , to one question he replied ‘ I do n't know if there is talk from Whitehall … nobody tells me anything ! ’ |
6 | The blockade held for an amazing eight months before the army broke it up . |
7 | In their study at Lakeshore High School in the USA they showed that the actual performance of students was interpreted by the school staff in terms of the expectations held for a particular student . |
8 | The silence held for a while and then she heard a low laugh that seemed to trace itself right down her spine too . |
9 | At a ceilidh held for the Ukrainians at Seamill on the Monday evening , Pru Williams again excelled herself translating the name of the band , Chanty Dyke , and even managed to explain ‘ Holy Willie 's Prayer ’ as Jimmy Conn recited it . |
10 | Each summer and Christmas , there was a party held for every member of the TA unit and their girlfriends and wives ; the price of the ticket included food and as much as you could drink . |
11 | This limitation in time is most clearly seen in the case of a life estate , whether it be an estate held for the life of the tenant , or what is called an estate pur autre vie , one held for the life or lives of some other person or persons . |