Example sentences of "hold [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 supervision and they 're used until the head of the femur right , the head of the femur is fixed back into the socket joint and the muscles and ligaments have tightened up so that they hold the bone in place and treatment can go on until they 're about a year the consequences of not treating this condition are quite severe , the child will grow up with a very odd gait .
2 Hold the mass of tubules with fine .
3 just hold the basket for me .
4 This can be repeated at the start of every session of leash training : hold the leash in your right hand and then apply a light touch with your left hand .
5 Instead , hold the leash so that it is close to the ground from the start , before the dog sits .
6 The sequence bits of a micro-instruction hold the address of the next instruction to be executed , and this field is gated into the SAR of the control store at the beginning of the next micro-instruction cycle .
7 Hold the contraction for 2 seconds , then lower again .
8 Neither the precise purpose nor the duration of this move are clear , but it was probably largely intended to provide an interim military government , facilitate the collection of taxation , give Cnut 's chief supporters the impression that their efforts were proving worthwhile , and hold the country down .
9 He says they cqa n't hold the country to ransom .
10 Chair , erm , every year we try and hold er , an event or something of interest to the local business community , to local industries , and we have contacts with local freight-forwarders , banks and companies that have exported , embassies , and we 're proposing that we erm , hold the event this year on the subject of exporting and how to do it , because we 've had very many small companies that might be clueless and want to know erm , exact nuts and bolts of it , so if we could run an event on that basis , and then use that event as the core of a group to take across in this case , Ireland , but perhaps in the future , Holland , who knows where else , to actually sell , using the services of erm , the Embassy in Dublin , our Embassy and the Chamber , with whom we have very good links , then it would be to the benefit of our businesses .
11 In other Words to the Damd Villans of Farmers that with hold the Corn
12 It is this covenant which ordains that the Christian Maronites hold the presidency , the leadership of the army and the head of the judiciary while Sunni Muslims provide the prime minister and Shia Muslims the speaker of the Lebanese parliament .
13 At this meeting it was decided by the Committee to approve the Constitution of the European Federation of Funeral Services on behalf of the N.A.F.D. As we hold the Presidency of E.F.E.S. it was decided that we would not vote in favour of any one particular city for the location of the registered office for E.F.F.S. , but would endorse the decision of the majority over this matter .
14 After a few touch-and-goes I was able to clean-up slickly : throttles carefully forward a couple of inches at main-wheel touch ( no automatic fuel control below 16,000 rpm ) , hold the nose-wheel an inch or two off the tarmac and retract the airbrakes ( thumb switch up for speed-up ) , a bit more throttle , flaps to fifteen ( toggle switch on side console forward — do n't even contemplate touching that too-obtrusive up-and-down flap-shaped undercarriage selector in the corner of you eye on the panel ahead ) , more power , the roar deepens with a steady push from behind , glance at the ASI , full throttle , speed building through ninety , rotate , positive climb , gear up , speed 120 , flaps up speed 170 , crank on the bank and we are downwind again .
15 ‘ Jason , hold the map . ’
16 You know , water is wet and , even when you change it into , and you freeze it , you know , you hold the ice it still is wet when you heat it up and it 's steam it 's still wet !
17 Get on and hold the buggy then .
18 It pays to drill holes in the battens , for the nails which hold the panel to the posts , to avoid splitting .
19 The fact is that they hold the uterus open , which means that egg and sperm are allowed to unite , but the pregnancy is doomed because it can not be sustained without the uterus closing .
20 With the stake firmed in the hole , hold the tree up with a simple string loop , and plant it just as you would for a bush — except that , without the bud to go by , you will have to look carefully for the soil ‘ tide mark ’ where it was growing in the nursery and finish off to that height , with the standard stem about 1½–2 inches ( 4–5cm ) from the stake .
21 When you withdraw make sure you hold the condom tight to the base of your dick as you pull it out .
22 When pulling out , hold the condom tight to the base of the cock to prevent semen leaking out .
23 Hold the prisoner down ! ’
24 Hold the piston with a wrench and use another to unscrew the washer cover , then prise out the old washer and fit a replacement .
25 Many who hold the minority view accept that they must recognize the mind of the Church , just as the majority realise that they have a duty to respect the consciences of those who disagree .
26 Hold the UZI against the base of her skull and let rip .
27 You have one on each leg erm and one erm on the bridle and apparently they use special tools that er hobble the mare and stop her moving , so she has n't got any choice and when they lead the stallion in , they got these five guys there erm with these various tools and they make , hold the mare still to make sure the stallion can mount , because apparently very often the mares wo n't have it and th they kick or they walk away .
28 This will enhance the value of those who hold the LCCIEB qualification since it will provide evidence of basic competence founded on sound academic knowledge .
29 Stitching pains in the chest worse ( < ) coughing and better ( > ) pressure , they hold the chest like Bryonia .
30 Before drilling , hold the mirror up against the wall and mark the position of where the holes will be ( using a spirit level to make sure it 's horizontal ) .
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