Example sentences of "[be] hold [adv] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he found that the job that awaited him there was several rungs lower than the job he had been holding down in the UK . |
| 2 | A ROSE queen festival and June fair will be held tomorrow in the church hall and grounds of St Luke 's Church in Mill Lane , Wallasey . |
| 3 | A ROSE queen festival and June fair will be held tomorrow in the church hall and grounds of St Luke 's Church in Wallasey . |
| 4 | On June 21 the Polisario Front reacted strongly — with a threat of future resumption of hostilities — to an announcement by the Moroccan government that Morocco 's forthcoming local and general elections would be held also in the Western Sahara . |
| 5 | However , the Associated Press news agency reported on Feb. 8 that the package could be held up in the European Parliament , due to opposition from the socialist group because of concerns about Syria 's human rights record . |
| 6 | A column entitled ‘ Bulletin ’ informs her that Marilyn French will be discussing her new book , Beyond Power : Women , Men and Morals , at a public meeting to be held later in the week in London , and it crosses Robyn 's mind , not for the first time , that it is a pity she lives so far from the metropolis where such exciting events are always happening . |
| 7 | On May 2 Arpad Göncz was elected by 339 votes to 31 as its Speaker and thus as interim President of the Hungarian Republic , pending a decision by the Assembly on how presidential elections should be held later in the year . |
| 8 | The struggle between the hardliners and the newly resurgent reformists , once again apparently receiving the patronage of the country 's veteran statesman-leader Deng Xiaoping , was believed to be intensifying in the run-up to the 14th party congress due to be held later in the year . |
| 9 | A BT spokesman said further trials would be held later in the year before a final decision is made on making the system available nationally . |
| 10 | I 'll get Matron to handle them ’ — he looked up at her , and she nodded — ‘ and tell all press callers that a press conference will be held here in the board room at ten A.M. tomorrow . ’ |
| 11 | As soon as Ellie was seated , she began to rib her gently about her life in England , about how sorry she felt for her living in such a confusing place ; regaled her with insights on the local population , and the arrangements being made for the wedding , which was to be held here in the Hall . |
| 12 | N may be too large for there to be room for that number of add instructions to be held economically in the store , or the value of N may not be known when the program is being prepared ( for example it might be read in as a piece of data ) . |
| 13 | The dancing will be held there in the evening . |
| 14 | Mahdi Mohammed loyalists were holding out in the northern fringes of the capital . |
| 15 | Walter Sherfield , who had started school the year before , remembers the time well , particularly during the long hot summer days when lessons were held out in the open , under the old oak trees . |
| 16 | When using French technique the axe is held normally in the uphill hand for support and extra security , but it is important not to lean on it and into the hill ; your weight must be kept over the crampons . |
| 17 | The battery is held firmly in the rigid tray which slides and clicks sideways into position . |
| 18 | Since such a cultural repertoire is held only in the memory it is subject to constant change according to the new interests of the moment ‘ and whatever parts of it have ceased to be of contemporary relevance are likely to be eliminated by the process of forgetting ’ ( ibid. p. 30 ) . |
| 19 | Note that this is of limited use as it implies that the data is held only in the index or in the main file . |
| 20 | The highly decorated markets are held daily in the town square and offer a wealth of ideas for presents for family and friends . |
| 21 | They often came into conflict with the local Transport Committees , formed from the local branches of the main transport unions , who correctly maintained that they alone had the right to issue permits for the movement of essential items which would otherwise have been held up in the dispute . |
| 22 | They had n't arrived yet , because they had been held up in the traffic , but they would be along in time for an early lunch . |
| 23 | The measure had been approved by the lower chamber on Dec. 1 , but had been held up in the upper house where the LDP lacked an overall majority . |
| 24 | However , this morning Beth Christie was brighter than usual ; she planned to shop for the dinner party she was holding later in the week . |
| 25 | The square ahead , Piazza Verziere , commemorates one of the city 's best fruit and vegetable markets which was held here in the nineteenth-century . |
| 26 | That country was held fast in the grip of a most oppressive regime and there was never the remotest possibility that anyone could come . |
| 27 | When I changed buses there was just time to get the sweets and bananas — the bananas were very good today ; and on the other bus there was a nice driver who said that if I sat near the front he would let me off at the crossing if he was held up in the traffic , instead of my going on to the bus stop and having to walk back ; because of the rain . ’ |
| 28 | She was most welcoming and wanted their children to have their friends in , she was a neighbourly woman , but if those children were still what she called ‘ hanging around ’ by the time dinner was ready and she was held up in the business of getting the evening meal dealt with , it put her out . |
| 29 | Toman 's curling left wing corner was held up in the wind and Borthwick reacted first in a crowded six-yard box to poke the ball home . |
| 30 | Toman 's curling left wing corner was held up in the wind and Borthwick reacted first in a crowded six yard box to poke the ball home . |