Example sentences of "to hold [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A heart has just become available for transplant , with a patient waiting for it , so they want to hold blood for that , and for the weekend , when they 're more likely to need it for trauma cases . |
| 2 | It is not since the days of rivalry between Bill Shankly and Don Revie that Leeds have won at Liverpool , and more recently every ground seems to hold menace for the Yorkshire side . |
| 3 | A large container for housing the spider ( see opposite , Making the cage ) ; two small containers , one with a lid , such as small jam jars or pickle jars — one is to catch the spiders in , the other is to hold water for the twigs ; a shallow container such as the plastic lid of a food pack , to hold the water supply ; some fresh leafy twigs ; some well-branched leafless twigs ; soil ; a metre or two of iron wire , about 1 mm diameter ; pieces of black cardboard ; Copydex or similar adhesive . |
| 4 | I have been privileged to hold office for 11 years in a series of jobs of enormous interest and I believe of some importance , especially in relation to drugs , broadcasting , the NHS and foreign affairs . |
| 5 | The Djibouiti talks ended with an endorsement of Ali Mahdi Mohammed , interim President since January , to hold office for two years . |
| 6 | The professor will be qualified for election as one of the official members of the Boards of the Faculties of Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences who are elected from time to time by the respective faculties from the lists of qualified persons to hold office for two years . |
| 7 | Delaney had been told to hold Titron for forty-eight hours . |