Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] hold [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Provide containers of various shapes which hold approximately the same amount . |
| 2 | The Empress was in great beauty … the Emperor also looked very impressive , and when after the ceremony he held up the child in his arms to present him to the multitude , the enthusiasm was genuine and great . |
| 3 | And many films attacked the sort of conservative attitudes which held back the British war effort . |
| 4 | I cry , and I reach out and , lo and behold , I touch wood and I know that it 's one of the posts which hold up the catwalk . |
| 5 | Darwin himself held back the views he had already formed until 1859 . |
| 6 | It was almost concealed by the small columns which held up the campanile roof , merely a shinier darkness in the dark . |
| 7 | By contrast Marx and Engels saw the proletariat 's mission as breaking down the restrictions of capitalism which held back the full development of technology ; and they rejected as utopian any form of transition to socialism which was not brought about by a genuine ( and almost certainly violent ) social revolution . |
| 8 | Advice like ‘ it 's your age ’ or ‘ you 'll just have to learn to live with it ’ is beginning to wear thin and many people are seeking desperately for alternatives which hold out the promise of improved health . |
| 9 | Electrical forces are basic to the system , being attributes of the sub-atomic particles , and it is electrical attraction which holds together the atoms and molecules . |
| 10 | In a footnote he held up the Greek Doric style as the model for a reformed modern architecture . |
| 11 | Usefully packaged in a re-sealable bucket ( in a sealed bag ) with a measuring cup which holds exactly the salt for a gallon mix . |
| 12 | The Prince and Princess of Wales came to a lonely hilltop in South Korea to honour the 900 men of the Gloucestershire Regiment who held back the Chinese Army pouring across the Imjin River in January 1951 . |
| 13 | During a visit to Korea , he laid a wreath at a memorial to the men who held back the full might of the Chinese army at the battle of Imjin River . |
| 14 | ‘ But , as for these … ’ with a gesture of contempt she held up the copies of the agreement ‘ … there 's no way in the world I 'm going to sign these , so you can make a bonfire with them , if you like ! ’ |
| 15 | Arguably it is this aim which provides the ‘ ideological coherence which holds together the various initiatives and pieces of legislation ’ ( Stoker , 1988 , p. 251 ) introduced by the Conservative governments of the 1980s . |
| 16 | The ancient fords which hold up the water are dredged out , along with their water crowfoot . |