Example sentences of "[noun sg] hold [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herrick returned to the central desk and was busy a moment at the keyboard , then he returned , a thin film of transparent card held delicately between the fingers of his left hand . |
| 2 | When a [ makonde ] sculptor departs from the stereotype [ … $ this is nearly always because an element of doubt or defiance has been worked into it ; a madonna is given a demon to hold instead of the Christ Child ; a priest is represented with the feet of a wild animal , a pietà becomes a study not of sorrow but of revenge , with the mother raising a spear over the body of her dead son . |
| 3 | Seawitch 's stern swung round , her bow held fast by the anchor chain as a sudden gust of wind caught her . |
| 4 | Derek started watching the six o'clock news on television that evening in a distracted mood , only for his attention to be seized by mention of the name Abberley during the preamble to film of a press conference held earlier in the day at Newbury Police Station . |
| 5 | He was alert , poised on the balls of his feet , the submachine carbine held easily at the port , but ready for use if need be . |
| 6 | The minutes of the Special General Meeting held immediately before the Annual General Meeting at , on the 30th May 1992 were printed on page 32 of The Embalmer , Vol.36 , No 2 , Spring 1993 . |
| 7 | According to the Far Eastern Economic Review of Dec. 3 the appointments were approved at an " unannounced and enlarged " CMC meeting held shortly after the conclusion of the congress . |
| 8 | The government had reaffirmed its intention of replacing some Sandinista police officers with former contras , during a five-day meeting held earlier in the month with representatives of the UN International Commission of Support and Verification ( CIAV ) and former contra leaders . |
| 9 | Many studies have shown a relationship between serum cholesterol levels and ischaemic heart disease ( Keys , 1970 ; Kannel et al , 1971 ; Wilhelmsen et al , 1973 ; Rosenman et al , 1976 ; Kannel et al , 1979 ) , and this relationship holds even within the normal range of serum cholesterol concentration . |
| 10 | ( c ) Insert the bud under the lapels with the squared-off top held tight under the cross cut . |
| 11 | The ESPLANADE , on which witches were once burned at the stake , is the scene of the famous Military Tattoo held annually at the time of the International Festival . |
| 12 | The view of a matchbox held close to the viewer 's nose gave a clue to the multiple vision of Cubism and Futurism . |
| 13 | Any changes to a style ( possibly to an ancestor style held centrally on the network ) will permeate to all other styles inheriting from this style . |
| 14 | The same type of relation holds however between the having present and the realization of the purpose for which the examiners were present in ( 7a ) as between the existence of obligation and the realization of the object of obligation in ( 1a ) . |
| 15 | And with a decent meal including large bottles of local beer for around £5 , there 's no reason why you ca n't treat yourself to the colourful ‘ Egyptian night out ’ with cabaret , belly dancing and a multi-course meal held regularly at the plush Ramses Hilton for about £25 . |
| 16 | It 's the Alternative Flower Show held annually in the village hall at Beadness , near Ainwick in Northumberland . |
| 17 | The window frame hung drunkenly across the cupboard in the corner with a piece of glass held together by the criss-crossed brown paper hanging down from it like a flag . |
| 18 | This connection between high status employment work and present dissatisfaction with housework holds only for the middle-class women , but there is evidence that the tendency to be dissatisfied with housework in relation to the status of one 's previous job may involve the question of a ‘ reference group ’ . |
| 19 | He either could go for the vital boundary himself , or back his and his partner 's ability to hold fast for the remaining three overs and also gather the runs as insurance . |
| 20 | With the candle-flame held close to the page , listening for the measured tread of the warder on the stone-flagged corridor outside , he would allow his thoughts to escape to the sun-drenched wilderness of Coral Island ; to the wind-swept moors of Wuthering Heights . |
| 21 | STEP is a scheme held annually throughout the UK to enable small companies to employ the expertise and knowledge of university students during July and August . |
| 22 | They stayed on the footpath and Sergeant practised heeling while Master held tight to the lead . |
| 23 | She decided to forgo the coffee , and rushed up to Hunter Ward , just as another patient was being wheeled back from Theatre , drip held aloft by the nurse . |
| 24 | Again , this view is related to Pius XI 's , as expressed in Divini Illius Magistri : ‘ The family holds directly from the Creator the mission and hence the rights to educate the offspring , a right inalienable because inseparably joined to the strict obligation , a right anterior to any right whatever of civil society and of the State … ’ ( 1929 : 14 ) . |
| 25 | The show gathered momentum quickly and finished on a high that lasted through the party held afterwards at the neighbouring Holiday Inn . |