Example sentences of "hold [pos pn] [noun] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Hall Associations hold their reunions at the same time and there is an opportunity to see the work of one or more departments . |
| 2 | It should be understood , however , that in consequence of the constitutional position of the Crown , the Crown has the right to change its employees ' conditions of service at any time , and that they hold their appointments at the pleasure of the Crown . |
| 3 | You too can eat with the animals if you hold your reception at the Zoological Gardens in London 's Regents Park . |
| 4 | I also think that there is n't a woman alive who would n't like to have a companion to be there with a cup of tea when she 's in bed with the flu and a high temperature , or holding her hand at the surgery when she 's awaiting the result of a test . |
| 5 | Holding their shotguns at the ready , they threaded their way cautiously through the closely packed trees following the thin beams of their torches . |
| 6 | I wonder if on some distant planet there are creatures who are holding their sides at the prospect of us hurling plates at each other . ’ |
| 7 | Isay pushed Riven aside and stood holding his staff at the ready as his countrymen approached . |
| 8 | On the other side of the double row of barbed wire a guard was standing still holding his rifle at the ready . |
| 9 | Jacques Devraux followed them , holding his rifle at the ready until he was certain the big animal was dead . |
| 10 | Nothing of her true nature , not even — and here Pavel had been holding his breath at the back of the Border Control 's interrogation room — where she 'd been living for the past two years . |
| 11 | He glides downwards , vertiginously , holding his breath at the emptiness beneath him . |
| 12 | Did n't you fantasize about what might have occurred if only you 'd been holding your breath at the time and a gun as well ? |
| 13 | This year we shall be holding our Reunion at the Seymour Leisure Centre , close to Edgware Road Underground Station . |
| 14 | Radical Whigs in the early 1680s had challenged the Crown 's control of the armed forces and of appointment to office : the Rye House Plotters wanted the militia placed " in the hands of the people " ; Monmouth had insisted that judges should not hold their commissions at the King 's pleasure but rather " during good behaviour " . |
| 15 | SWSHAS will hold its A.G.M. at the Community College , Bishop 's Castle , on Wednesday , 11th October 1989 . |
| 16 | I said to ‘ Hold his scutum at the top ’ , not ‘ Boil his scrotum in a pot ’ , silly goose ! |
| 17 | He would hold his room at the Palings while he went back to London . |
| 18 | On September 13 , Onslow 's held their sale at the Rendcomb Aerial Derby near Cirencester ( FP November , p30 ) . |
| 19 | They sat in their saddles , and for a few minutes there was a great peace , as if the world held its breath at the beauty of this Irish evening . |
| 20 | She held her breath at the look of tenderness spreading slowly over Lucenzo 's face . |
| 21 | The doctor held his finger at the base of his throat . |