Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adj] hold the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unit trust experts are mystified why this discrepancy should have taken so long to identify and the role of the trustees , Midland Bank and Coutts , who are supposed to hold the assets and keep a check on the sales and purchases . |
| 2 | Unit trust experts are mystified why this discrepancy should have taken so long to identify and the role of the trustees , Midland Bank and Coutts , who are supposed to hold the assets and keep a check on the sales and purchases . |
| 3 | ‘ I merely ask because last night she was unable to hold the torch steady . |
| 4 | The men claimed that they were willing to hold the trenches but not to advance against German machine-guns to their certain death . |
| 5 | This obviously reduces the income below what it would have been had he been able to hold the assets directly . |
| 6 | So very often it 's better to hold the wardrobe vertical and the man at the bottom end if you like holds it vertical and you go down holding it flat like that . |
| 7 | With a modern glider which has a lower wing and the wheel well ahead of the c.g. , this weathercocking will be even more pronounced , so it is better to hold the down wind tip . |
| 8 | Some people think that it is useful to hold the stick back during the early part of the ground run , until sufficient speed has been reached to ensure good rudder control . |
| 9 | By making a stand it is possible to hold the unit in position at a constant height above the worktop , while marking and drilling the holes , and then fixing the unit in place . |
| 10 | I doubt if it is possible to hold the view of Margalef ( 1968 ) that ‘ Relevant evidence does not consist of a massive accumulation of trivia ’ and reconcile it with his ‘ Ecology … is the study of systems at a level at which individuals or whole organisms may be considered elements of interaction … ’ . |
| 11 | With all types of glider , it is wise to hold the stick right forward for the initial part of the ground run , so that there is no possibility of the glider zooming off the ground and into a steep climb if the winch driver applies full power too quickly . |
| 12 | When refloating a herd , it is important to hold the rescued animals together until the entire herd is assembled before releasing them to the open sea . |
| 13 | It is important to hold the stretches for two minutes in a position of mild tension , not pain . |
| 14 | It is easier to hold the attention of the diners at the end of the meal while they are seated , and still too full to want to get up and start dancing . |
| 15 | He would do nothing about the problem , and that is why he is unsuited to hold the office of Home Secretary . |
| 16 | The top rail is joined to the uprights by dovetail housings and to cut the mortises for the laths I found that it was best to hold the rail in the vice with blocks to pack it out and then to cut down vertically . |
| 17 | From the viewpoint of American security , it was imperative to hold the ‘ Asiatic fringe of islands with Japan as a neutralised area . |