Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] hold [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stored program concept , the realization that instructions can be encoded and held in the store of the computer together with the data being operated on , is an important one for two reasons . |
| 2 | She was caught and held in a firm warm grasp and she turned her face into a broad comforting shoulder as the blackness descended . |
| 3 | She had crossed it once before , but she knew it would be much more risky today , because the recent heavy rains would have made the surface gluey , and if she slipped or made a false step she might find herself caught and held in the treacly morass of the marsh . |
| 4 | Balor had fallen headlong and was lying on the forest floor , one foot caught and held by the root of a huge old ash Tree that protruded from the ground . |
| 5 | He turned , their eyes met and held for a long , tense moment , then suddenly Penry flung away , so precipitate in his hurry to leave that he forgot to duck . |
| 6 | As their eyes met and held across the coffee-table , Ronni felt a sudden sharp frisson go through her . |
| 7 | These attacks , plus an incident in which two men , a Briton and a Zimbabwean , were kidnapped and held for a month by the MNR in February-March , led to renewed doubts about the security of the Beira corridor between Zimbabwe and the central Mozambican port , which provided a major fuel and transport artery for Zimbabwean trade . |
| 8 | You know Dr , when I was a young man this billionaire had his had his daughter and son kidnapped and held in a barn on his farm and they wanted twenty million pound ransom for them . |
| 9 | If deep love exists and that loving is complete , then this blend and harmony can be brought about by all forms of physical closeness — from touching and holding to the complete sexual act . |
| 10 | Most of Siberia was conquered and held without the serious levels of bloodshed experienced in the American West . |
| 11 | At the delivery of the near contract , the index basket of shares was bought and held until the delivery of the middle contract . |
| 12 | The inquiry , headed by Justice Michael Kempster , found that " the initiative was not swiftly seized or held by the police " . |
| 13 | I was too drunk and , as Broussac disappeared into the darkness , Capote and myself were seized and held until the night watch arrived . |
| 14 | She was seized and held in a crushing embrace before she could do more than tense at the look on his face . |
| 15 | The pair claimed their human rights were breached when they were arrested and held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act . |
| 16 | In March 1991 , a student in Assam was arrested and held in an army camp for five days , where he was beaten and electric shocks were applied to his body . |
| 17 | Other CDS members to be arrested and held in the capital , Malabo , were José Antonio Dorronsoro , a former planning official , José Luis Nvumba , former director-general of the Ministry of Justice , Arsenio Bacale and Celestino Molongua . |
| 18 | ( c ) Access to records One of the guardian 's most important functions is to investigate the case and he is given a right of access to social work records compiled or held by the local authority and the NSPCC ( s42 ) . |
| 19 | Normally it will be a joint validation for the centres involved and held at the SCOTVEC offices . |
| 20 | The ion exchange resin beads have the ability to exchange sodium ions held on the resin , for the calcium and magnesium dissolved in the water , so that after passing through the resin bed the water contains non hardness forming sodium slats , the calcium and magnesium having been removed and held on the resin . |