Example sentences of "hold the [noun] at the " in BNC.

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1 Your partner holds the pad at the side of the shin of the flexed leg .
2 A delay timer , variable between zero and 180 seconds , holds the elevator at the end of the slew , allowing the corners of the store to be filled evenly .
3 ( 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 . )
4 I think they hold the balance at the end do n't they ?
5 Ideally we should launch it at the 40th Anniversary Celebrations and hold the Draw at the Annual Reunion in November .
6 Holding the ripstop at the rear as well as the front of the presser foot helps to keep any location keys together .
7 By the third week , if a pupil from one school felt that a pupil from the other school was taking up too much space , or holding the microphone at the wrong angle , or not performing a task quickly enough , they would be told .
8 One thing High-Force is , though , is a perfectly viable proposition for anyone possessing a couple of thick steamers , a fullface helmet , a padded out Topolino , a good buoyancy aid and the ability to maintain an upright position , holding the boat at the correct angle over the third drop .
9 Australian-born Lady Tryon — dubbed Kanga by Prince Charles — is holding the sale at the Manor House , Great Durnford , Wiltshire , the Tryon family home into which she and her husband , Anthony , and four children recently moved .
10 But he might hold the rest at the Earn until our fifteen hundred come up from the south . ’
11 If the load exceeds the peak static torque the motor can not hold the load at the position demanded by the phase excitation .
12 Sarah was officially crowned by Keith Brundish , junior vice-president of Alresford Rotary , who expressed appreciation at being able to hold the competition at the dance .
13 You could make complicated calculations , but an alternative is to set the blade for cutting the segments flat , but to hold the plank at the desired angle as you cut .
14 To obtain uniform segments I use a cutting jig to hold the plank at the desired angle .
15 He will be the third person to hold the job at the 53-year-old company , reportedly selected after a two-year process .
16 We had held the reception at the melin , and I had conceived the pretty idea of decorating it throughout with wild flowers .
17 He should haev held the children at the scene and called the police .
18 Er previous to that I held the licence at The Three Fishes at er for three years .
19 L2 held the reversion at the time of the breach and therefore was liable , under section 142 , for any breach of the landlord 's covenant occurring at that time .
20 Le Monde reported on Oct. 1 that the dispute was likely to be placed before the UN Security Council during October , while France held the presidency at the Security Council .
21 Hewett , who gave a very difficult chance to Briggs , who ran from cover point , fell to a wonderful catch at mid-on by Mold , who held the ball at the second attempt .
22 The dun 's handler plucked a tail feather and held the down at the quill-end against a neck wound to staunch the blood .
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