Example sentences of "hold [pron] for [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , an investor could buy a ten-year bond , hold it for one year and receive the coupon , and then sell it for the current price of a nine-year bond with the same coupon . |
| 2 | Suppose also that an investor intends to buy the share , hold it for one year and then sell it at the end of the year . |
| 3 | Remember , each of the above exercises is immediately preceded by taking a deep breath , creating tension , and holding it for five seconds , then exhaling while letting go the tension and saying the word ‘ relax ’ to yourself . |
| 4 | On average , says the study , buying a share at its initial offering and holding it for three years yielded a total return ( dividends plus capital growth ) of just 8% . |
| 5 | The Frenchman on pole made a poor getaway and Senna took the early lead , holding it for 23 laps before Prost , after several previous attacks had been rebuffed , forced his way by . |
| 6 | Prost on pole made a poor start and Senna took the early lead , holding it for 23 laps before Prost , after several previous attacks had been rebuffed , forced his way by . |
| 7 | Police arrested them after the tragedy and held them for two days on suspicion of unlawful killing . |
| 8 | The results showed that capercaillie had vanished from 12 of the 56 forests which had held them for 20 years , and numbers had declined in nearly all the other forests . |