Example sentences of "hold a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Birmingham 's museums hold a wealth of artistic treasures , with the finest Pre-Raphaelite collection in the country and a marvellous Impressionist one too . |
| 32 | Hold a candle to that , all-comers . |
| 33 | In the painting the shelves in the tree hold a candle , pyramid and worms ; in the advertisement they are substituted by bottles of perfume . |
| 34 | So that we hold a window open for . |
| 35 | hold a position of responsibility within the industry and have been in such a post for at least two years |
| 36 | In addition to ‘ in-head ’ knowledge , research botanist 's files and materials hold a variety of information available by personal approaches to them , e.g. : — |
| 37 | Brightly coloured coats , shirts and trousers should be tailored to a tight fit ; an elaborately decorated scarf should encircle his waist and hold a dagger : ‘ With a monthly salary of one hundred rupees let him allot ten rupees for the belt and the embroidered badge if he spends fifty rupees on a fur it will not be prodigality . ’ |
| 38 | The painting in the dome celebrates the Holy Trinity , the spandrels beneath hold a painting of the Virtues . |
| 39 | I hold a trump card ! |
| 40 | Thus in France decrees of 1853 and 1856 , which repeated an earlier one of 1844 , demanded that recruits to the diplomatic service hold a licence en droit , while the Belgian government in 1858 made a university degree essential for admission . |
| 41 | Hold a knife blade over the housing and it goes all over the place , proving the point . |
| 42 | And if you hold a signing session — provided it is n't for a politician , a game-show host or some other nonentity — then the collectors will be out in force , perfectly happy to buy a new copy of Julian Barnes ' The Porcupine , though eager too to slip in their mint first of Metroland ( worth up to £80 ) or Flaubert 's Parrot ( £40 ) . |
| 43 | On such days the hills hold a mixture of azure and gold never seen at any other time of year ; the cobalt sky is more intense than it ever is in summer , and the straw-coloured hills shine strong in the light from the low winter sun . |
| 44 | She said , ‘ Hold a minute and I will put you through to her . ’ |
| 45 | There is the unity of the moment : different tactile and proprioceptive sensations amount to a coherent body image ; different visual sensations cohere to a visual field ; and sensations from different modalities converge to a general sensory field , an organized moment-by-moment presence of a world , so that the feeling in my hand as I hold a stone , the sight of the sea and the sound of the seagull behind me are all not merely present but co-present . |
| 46 | Yorkshire beaches hold a substance prized almost as much as gold by ancient Romans : black pebbles of high-quality jet . |
| 47 | Gouled Aptidon announced on Nov. 27 that he was prepared hold a referendum in order to " consult " the population on " changes to be made in the political domain " . |
| 48 | The official Soviet newsagency TASS says Lithuania is ready to compromise with the Kremlin and hold a referendum on breaking away . |
| 49 | Careers offices now hold a stock of 197 unfilled vacancies , compared with the 160 jobs on offer in February . |
| 50 | On the spire of a disused church , the metal clamps that hold a weathercock begin to strain and weaken . |
| 51 | Members are again advised that when they are consulted by a client who requires legal aid for the purpose of proceedings in the English courts , they should ( subject to the above observations about legal advice and assistance on English matters ) confine themselves to assisting the client to complete the English form of application ( the Central Committee hold a supply of these ) . |
| 52 | United have now taken just three points from a possible 12 and manager Alex Ferguson 's only consolation is that the defeat of rivals Aston Villa at Carrow Road means it is now Norwich who hold a twopoint advantage over them as they go into the last seven games . |
| 53 | Some hold a number of discrete transforms in order that a limited number Of views can be automatically described and displayed . |
| 54 | Keycard systems hold a number of advantages over traditional cylinder locks for both the guest and the hotelier . |
| 55 | The fact that banks hold a number of fairly liquid assets , such as money at call , bills of exchange and short-dated bonds , makes it difficult to identify a simple liquidity ratio . |
| 56 | Both John Westley , who walked more than 9,000 miles around the British coast , and the Morgan 4/4 already hold a place in the Guinness Book of Records . |
| 57 | take it , hold a wish and blow it |
| 58 | HOLD A COFFEE MORNING or BAKE CAKES |
| 59 | The nature of the formal shapes made by the dancers ' bodies and limbs as they move into and hold a picture must be evaluated . |
| 60 | Hold a bear by the tail . |