Example sentences of "[conj] holds the [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The latter is further symbolized in the awakening lion and the eagle that holds the emblem of the city in its feet .
2 But ‘ there is no one method , medium , approach , device , or philosophy that holds the key to the process of learning to read …
3 The famous Bullock report of 1975 , A language for life , after an investigation of teaching in schools , came to the conclusion that ‘ there is no one method , medium , approach , device , or philosophy that holds the key to the process of learning to read ’ ( DES , 1975 , p.77 ) .
4 ( He snatches a dagger from the PLAYER 's belt and holds the point at the PLAYER 's throat : the PLAYER backs and GUIL advances , speaking more quietly . )
5 The Asdex tokamak at Garching in West Germany has what is known as a ‘ poloidal divertor ’ and holds the record for the duration of a plasma in a tokamak — Asdex has sustained its plasma for 10 seconds .
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