Example sentences of "[noun sg] hold [pron] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1830 , the National Association held its first conference . |
| 2 | This was symbolized in 1908 when the World Sunday School Association held its sixth conference in Washington , under the presidency of F. B. Meyer , the Baptist who succeeded Newman Hall as minister of Christ Church , Westminster Bridge Road . |
| 3 | The parallel government set up by the Zaïrean opposition held its first Cabinet meeting on Nov. 1 , under the leadership of Etienne Tshisekedi , dismissed as Prime Minister by President Mobutu Sese Seko the previous month . |
| 4 | Saltersgill Community Council holds its 50th meeting tonight . |
| 5 | The council held its first session on Dec. 14 and conferred the rank of general on President Saparmurad Niyazov , in his capacity as supreme commander of the armed forces . |
| 6 | The five permanent members of the UN Security Council held their fourth round of talks on the conflict in New York on May 25-26 . |
| 7 | On 28th September 1992 your Committee held its first meeting since the Museum opened in July . |
| 8 | Yesterday , carers held a protest as the county council 's social services committee held its first meeting since the election . |
| 9 | He dominated the tie-break 7–2 and after allowing seventh-seeded Chang to hold his first service game of the third set , Sampras went on an amazing burst , running off 11 games in a row to lead 5–0 in the fourth before Chang won another game . |
| 10 | DEMONSTRATING what bargains are to be had locally , Liphook 's Imperial Cancer Research Fund shop held their second charity fashion show at the Church Centre raising £1,500 . |
| 11 | The RSC 's Belgium Group held its first demonstration lecture at the British School of Brussels , Tervuren , in November . |
| 12 | After the election of 28 June 1973 the Northern Ireland Constitution Act became law on 18 July and the Assembly held its first meeting on the 31st . |
| 13 | Although well known in Spain , Gordillo this month holds his first show in the United States in the newly revamped quarters of the Marlborough Gallery . |
| 14 | Indeed , in the very thick of the Suez preparations ( 14 September ) ‘ the Cabinet was about Plan G — the current plan for Britain going in with European federation ’ ; and then ( 18 September ) ‘ the Cabinet held its second meeting on Plan G for British association with the Messina powers in Europe . |
| 15 | The new Cabinet held its first session on June 28 , and agreed on proposals to restructure the government , in particular by merging a number of specialized ministries into a Ministry of Economy . |
| 16 | FRANCE 'S outgoing Socialist cabinet held its last session yesterday as the centre-right opposition , heading for a landslide win in next Sunday 's general election run-off , showed fresh signs of friction . |
| 17 | An Iran-India joint commission held its fifth session in Tehran on Nov. 5-11 , when President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani told the Indian Minister of External Affairs , Madhavsinh Solanki , that Iran was ready to help in solving the differences between India and Pakistan . |
| 18 | EDINBURGH South Group Golf Society held its first outing on the Gullane No 3 course . |
| 19 | Following the general election on Sept. 27 the new 341-member Chamber of Deputies and 143-member Senate held their first sessions on Oct. 16 . |
| 20 | The Moroccan government finally permitted the OMDH to hold its first congress on Dec. 10 , 1988 , having initially banned the organization in May 1988 ( ibid. ) and having prohibited attempts to hold its congress on three subsequent occasions . |
| 21 | On Feb. 19 Parliament held its first round of voting to elect a new state President , with the incumbent head of state , Khristos Sartzetakis , as the sole candidate . |
| 22 | The Lebanese Communist Party held its sixth congress in Beirut in early January . |
| 23 | At the end of February , Women for Socialism held their first Conference , with the declared aim of discussing how to build a socialist-feminist movement . |