Example sentences of "hold [noun sg] in the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that Japan would contribute 50,000,000 yen ( equivalent to approximately US$350,000 ) to assist with the refugee voluntary repatriation programme and would help to expand the refugee holding centre in the Philippines . |
| 2 | At the turn of the twentieth century , this ‘ majority rule ’ , as it was known , held sway in the US ; thus denying a shareholder the right to sue a director who used inside information in face to face transactions . |
| 3 | Assuring journalists that he would receive regular briefings on the development of the Gulf crisis , Bush emphasised that he did not want " to appear to be held hostage in the White House " . |
| 4 | Former World War II fighter pilot Jackie , 78 , was the oldest Westerner held hostage in the Lebanon . |
| 5 | House is perhaps mistaken in believing that individualist values have always held sway in the UK . |