Example sentences of "hold a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We now hold a selection of SCOTVEC publications in all the major European languages including Russian . |
| 2 | The solicitors and representatives of the South Ronaldsay Parents ' Action Committee hold a press conference in a Kirkwall night club . |
| 3 | I hold a Press conference . |
| 4 | Hold a foot in each hand quite firmly ( some people have tickly feet ! ) with your palms against the soles . |
| 5 | Legs and feet : Hold a foot in one hand and gently pull the toes with the other hand . |
| 6 | The figures also suggest that if you hold a qualification , you are half as likely to be unemployed as someone who has none . ’ |
| 7 | It should be borne in mind , however , that the modules which constitute the award are merely an indication of the expected level of competence to be demonstrated by office workers who hold a qualification at Level I and II . |
| 8 | We do n't make excuses for her , she 's too tough for that , anyway if Seles watched Steffi a bit more she might just be able to learn how to lob a ball and hold a racket properly . |
| 9 | hold a racket . |
| 10 | Clinvest avoids firms in which other banks hold a stake : it wants to be on its own , so that it can be more influential . |
| 11 | AT the same time it is hoped to run a pilot scheme to introduce our work to those who already hold a dance teachers ' certificate and wish to learn more about our work . |
| 12 | Also , as you all know , the festive season is fast approaching and in Glasgow the Committee will be helping to sell raffle tickets to raise funds for a good cause , every year we hold a raffle on the day of the Christmas lunch and we are hoping that this year we will raise a substantial amount . |
| 13 | While a new mortgage loan may typically be for twenty-five to thirty years , societies hold a portfolio of existing mortgages at various stages of maturity . |
| 14 | ‘ You need something to do with your hands — hold a pencil in one hand and a rubber in the other or grasp the car steering wheel with both and keep them there . |
| 15 | Hold a pencil in front of your face . |
| 16 | Their coordination is less well-developed , too : they find it harder to turn somersaults or hold a pencil properly for long . |
| 17 | We need to make it clear by the way we stand and hold a gaze , and by the way we speak , that we can not be so easily dismissed . |
| 18 | He rides a rat , and is of a yellow colour , with four hands which hold a shell , a discus , a waterlily and a club . |
| 19 | Two victories hold a shield above an altar . |
| 20 | or if on the few occasions that someone gets married , they hold a night . |
| 21 | Clinton had risen from impoverished childhood in Hope , Arkansas , to work his way through Georgetown University and hold a Rhodes scholarship ; he became the nation 's youngest sitting governor at 32 in 1979 . |
| 22 | Can you do 12 Star Jumps and hold a conversation afterwards — without puffing and panting ! |
| 23 | She 's getting better at speech now , and hold a conversation , but she does n't understand some things . |
| 24 | you know , and actually try and hold a conversation with them . |
| 25 | and it 's also at the level just like a round the corner and hold a conversation . |
| 26 | Standing upright , hold a stick horizontally at the back of your neck . |
| 27 | The composer 's conception must move forward , hold a peak of tension , and decline into relaxation , ready to begin the next cycle . |
| 28 | I want to forget it , not hold a post-mortem ! |
| 29 | Banks therefore hold a range of assets of varying degrees of profitability and liquidity . |
| 30 | Come and hold a bridle and have a word with Dolly . |