Example sentences of "hold [adj] [noun] for a " in BNC.

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1 It was so very good to have Andrew and Irene McLellan with us throughout , and we welcomed Andrew 's idea of holding daily prayers for a hungry world ’ in the Chapel .
2 If the court finds that councillors have acted illegally , then councillors can be surcharged and barred from holding public office for a period .
3 They might also be banned from holding public office for a period determined by the courts .
4 Eleven Clay Cross councillors were surcharged for the money which would have been obtained had the Act been implemented and they were also disqualified from holding public office for a period .
5 The resignation followed the introduction of a new Constitution adopted by the National Assembly on March 14 , which stipulated that government members had to be aged 35 or above and have held professional responsibilities for a minimum of seven years .
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