Example sentences of "hold the [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kelso also holds the record for the highest-priced winner , Equinoctial , at 250-1 in a handicap hurdle in November , 1990 . |
| 2 | George also holds the record for the number of goals scored in a single season from the flank with a fabulous 22 goals in 1927–28 . |
| 3 | The Asdex tokamak at Garching in West Germany has what is known as a ‘ poloidal divertor ’ and holds the record for the duration of a plasma in a tokamak — Asdex has sustained its plasma for 10 seconds . |
| 4 | At the other end of the scale , Dall holds the record for the most powerful single-lens microscopes . |
| 5 | President Theodore Roosevelt holds the record for the number of hands shaken at an official function ? |
| 6 | The Gaboon viper holds the record for the longest fangs — of the snake 's 3 m ( 10 ft ) length , the fangs measure almost 3 cm ( 1 in ) . |
| 7 | Derbyshire 's 22-year-old batsman Chris Adams , who now holds the record for the fastest century in the county 's history , is another with hopes of a place in the Australian sun this winter . |
| 8 | Holds the strength for the plant against the season |
| 9 | Ian Wright has become a player who holds the key for the two Grahams , George and Taylor . |
| 10 | For such special knowledge holds the potential for an ethnographic interpretation of police culture which incorporates aspects of ‘ practical mastery ’ ( Bourdieu 1977 ) and to enlarge on what Kuper ( 1973 : 238 ) has somewhat critically dismissed as ‘ the prissy sterility of much of the methodological or reformist sociology ’ . |
| 11 | Hold the breath for a moment then slowly exhale . |
| 12 | From psychoanalysis , aesthetics and obstetrics to housework , children 's games , munitions factories and pinball machines , images which hold the screen for an instant are woven into a rich critique of production line society ’ . |
| 13 | It is quieter here , and we hold the shot for a time to allow it to make its impact … |
| 14 | We can expect it as a standard feature from the database , once we 've built the systems that hold the costs for the the estimated costs for value of the work . |
| 15 | A properly drafted lease will ensure that the lessor can not object to such formal assignment and will expressly provide that the named lessees hold the term for the partnership . |
| 16 | His rigorous moral choice against communism strengthened a sense of moral superiority among the Germans , who felt that they were holding the fort for the free world : |
| 17 | Records are made to be broken and Tom Walker , although holding the record for the longest serving employee within the group , may well qualify for an industry wide record if it were possible . |
| 18 | As a resident of Whaddon , and therefore presumably a member of ‘ the ex-agricultural working class ’ , I am anxious that fellow voters should not be deceived into believing that another candidate would have had a better chance of holding the seat for the Conservatives . |
| 19 | The Executive Committee shall meet not less than twice a year in every calendar year : decide its own procedure : elect its own Chairman and Vice-Chairman , each of whom may hold the office for a maximum period of four consecutive years . |
| 20 | Upon a bequest to a trustee upon trust for a beneficiary who predeceases the testator , the trustee will hold the property for the benefit of the testator 's representatives . |
| 21 | ‘ You can hold the baby for a bit , if you like . |
| 22 | He is well aware however , that ‘ if USL were to hold the keys for an industry standard specification there would be problems , ’ and concedes that ‘ one supplier ca n't fill in everything — the USL issue is recognised . ’ |
| 23 | Twice he fell for it , running half-dressed out of the room and instructing everyone to hold the show for a few minutes . |
| 24 | He had held the title for a year now , since just after his twenty-second birthday . |
| 25 | Gen. Rafael Antonio Villamariona was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force in place of Gen. Juan Rafael Bustillo who had held the post for a decade according to the Latin American Weekly Report of Feb. 1 , 1990 . |
| 26 | In a statement on Sept. 28 the guerrillas claimed to have held the city for a brief period . |
| 27 | Er previous to that I held the licence for The Mason 's Arms at for three years previous to that and before that I 've been connected with the catering and licence trade from being fifteen . |
| 28 | She held the grip for a second or two , released it and then stroked her fingertips along the edge of the muscle . |
| 29 | Again the swell held the bows for an agonising moment . |
| 30 | Hope held the position for a few moments more to rest his leg and get his breath back . |