Example sentences of "[prep] hold the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter Easterby 's front runner was disqualified after holding the late challenge of Tyrone Bridge in a fast-run race at Newbury three weeks ago , but he should gain compensation on 4lb better terms . |
| 2 | The President had also apparently abandoned his aim of holding the first round of legislative elections on Oct. 25 [ see p. 39086 ] , and agreed to reschedule them for late November ( with a number of opposition parties still calling for a further postponement ) . |
| 3 | But you will also remember that each of these cells is capable of holding the whole text of the New Testament and , moreover , it is gigantic when measured by the number of sophisticated machines that it contains . |
| 4 | Lots of different coat hangers for holding the finished work . |
| 5 | But talking on the telephone is no substitute for holding the little girl Libby loves so much . |
| 6 | Therefore , the enquirer who is using himself as a research instrument needs to be as aware as possible and committed to becoming more aware of his own biases , values and his reasons for holding the conceptual framework he does . |
| 7 | ‘ Can you blame me for holding the very opinion which you deliberately instigated ? |
| 8 | The local Conservatives bought the old Organist House in 1930 , and apart from holding the odd meeting , they have n't used the building much and it 's now derelict . |
| 9 | His supporters say his energy has enabled him to succeed to a large extent in holding the Palestinian movement together during a series of splits and crises . |
| 10 | Obviously there is a price to be paid in holding the liquid helium temperatures . |
| 11 | Until then I had succeeded in holding the impinging world at bay as well as in the desperate attempt to establish my own identity , but it was only at a bitter cost to myself . |
| 12 | Moreover , since the return to holding the natural resource is the increase in its relative price , it depends crucially on the way in which expectations are formed . |
| 13 | • For minor burns and scalds , cool by holding the affected area under cold running water for ten minutes or immersing in a bowl of cold water . |
| 14 | Unwanted files can be highlighted and , by holding the left-hand mouse button , dragged level with the DUSTBIN directory . |
| 15 | TREE surgeon Robin Teasdill , 34 , stopped himself from bleeding to death by holding the main artery of his leg together for 15 minutes . |
| 16 | Cut off two , inch long pieces of gummed tape and , moistening no more than one-quarter of an inch on each strip , stick them on the top edge of your cartridge paper by holding the brown paper hinges and give it a good shake . |