Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] hold the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An application of Styling Spray holds the look in place all day . |
| 2 | The clerk , a rogue , instructed the dock company to hold the timber to the order of ‘ Brown ’ ( which was the clerk under an assumed name ) . |
| 3 | Box wall : A method of construction , using ‘ boxes ’ made by sewing vertical walls between the outer and inner fabric of a sleeping bag to hold the filling in position . |
| 4 | A feature of the case is that the trial judge held the bank liable to the wife in damages for its failure to explain the effect of the charge to her . |
| 5 | We had reached the restaurant , and the gallery owner held the door open for us as we went in . |
| 6 | While the peace Ballot held the field among peace activists , Sheppard made no attempt to establish an organization , but in July 1935 the ‘ Sheppard peace Movement ’ was founded , and in May 1936 this became the peace pledge Union . |
| 7 | Use crumpled chicken wire to hold the flower stems in place . |
| 8 | Jack Pertwee sat on the smart checked tweed sofa holding the hand of a girl with a monumental pile of black hair and eyelashes like shoe brushes . |
| 9 | The metal basket holds the gall bladder mucosa clear of the impeller . |
| 10 | The Gaboon viper holds the record for the longest fangs — of the snake 's 3 m ( 10 ft ) length , the fangs measure almost 3 cm ( 1 in ) . |
| 11 | A metal L-shaped guide holds the work underneath a very thin saw blade , held between metal uprights . |
| 12 | At the scene of the attack police found a plastic bag holding the pint of milk and four sausages he had bought for his tea — and some of the breadcrumbs he scattered to the birds each day . |
| 13 | When he had lifted the hood of the Capri , and fastened the arm to hold it open , then he bent again and reached under the chassis to retrieve the plastic bag holding the Ruger . |
| 14 | In the deterrent must be included an effective early warning system and the ability of the forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to hold the line by land , sea and air until the nuclear counter-offensive has broken the back of the enemy assault . |
| 15 | There was a time when the soil nexus held the promise of unifying physical and human geography . |
| 16 | The home record storage area holds the address of the first synonym . |
| 17 | the notched bottom anvil blade holds the hedging in place ensuring a smooth , even cut . |
| 18 | Given the reformers ' argument that PR would enhance the likelihood of coalition government , consent could be undermined if government was to result from post-election bargaining between parties ; by a small center party holding the balance of power and hence wielding undue influence over government policy ; and by the alienation of voters who support a party excluded on a long-term basis from becoming a partner in coalition . |
| 19 | The processor box holds the arithmetic and logical unit ( ALU ) and the random-access memory ( RAM ) . |
| 20 | But Trawsfynydd was more seriously affected by radiation , which gradually makes welds brittle in the steel pressure vessel holding the reactor 's heart . |
| 21 | Normally the program counter holds the store address of the next instruction to be executed , and is incremented appropriately as each instruction is executed . |
| 22 | The hunt steward holding the protester even appears to deliberately push him into the path of the vehicle . |
| 23 | This reduces the run-off of sediments when combined with wise use of sedimentation ponds , berms and shore line vegetation to hold the soil together . |
| 24 | Michigan 's Criminal Sexual Conduct statute held the promise of change that would be both instrumental and symbolic in impact : properly implemented it could bring about improvements in the criminal justice system , the conviction rate and the treatment of victims . ’ |
| 25 | And as late as 1906 a Stanley steam car held the world speed record of 204 km/h . |
| 26 | Hugh Andrew 's reels , inspired by John Wilding , the Deep Sky type on a supporting pylon and the Strato-spool with a belly band to hold the bar to the waist and permit a free hand to apply leverage on the end of the bar . |
| 27 | Campaigns in defence of education , the health service , and against the poll tax hold the potential to unite large sections of the population . |
| 28 | The release pin holds the pack closed as it passes through this loop after securing the eyelets . |
| 29 | An instruction for such an operation must therefore indicate three locations , two source locations for the two operands , and a destination location to hold the result . |
| 30 | A simple gold circlet held the veil in place , beneath which guileless blue eyes shone with a gentle womanly strength . |