Example sentences of "still hold the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More important , Mr Deng gave China a new revolutionary vision in the decade of reform from 1978 ; and , despite the fact that he now has no official position , he still holds the fate of China in his hands . |
| 2 | Lord Leverhulme 's aphorism still holds the key to the Lewis problem . |
| 3 | A freedom to take responsibility for their lives , even though society still holds the key to their final freedom . |
| 4 | A SUBSTANTIAL silent minority still holds the key to who wins the marginal seat of Darlington , according to a new poll . |
| 5 | Fabrice Hybert still holds the stage at Froment-Putman , while Panamarenko remains chez Catherine and Stephane De Beyrie until the 18th , exhibiting a series of works entitled ‘ Scimitar ’ . |
| 6 | This great medieval church still holds the shrine of the Three Wise Men , taken there by Barbarossa 's Chancellor Rainald von Dassell . |
| 7 | BEHIND their closed doors and curtained windows , the sizeable minority of undecided Darlington voters still hold the key to the result of this vital marginal seat . |
| 8 | Well , if you sent your money fairly recently , it 's probably still sitting in their offices unopened — Turbosoft still hold the lease on the building , and until it 's taken over by another company the GPO have no authority to recover and redirect mail . |
| 9 | Although still nominally under the CID organizational structure , and still holding the title of detective , I was detailed to deal with the new and very ambiguous ‘ prig ’ — the drug user . |
| 10 | The sound of someone entering her bedroom , which lay beyond the dressing room , made Sally turn , still holding the dress against her and frowning with annoyance . |
| 11 | Cobalt shook his head , which might have meant he did n't know or might have been admonishment for Oliver who was still holding the bottle of wine . |
| 12 | Finn opened his arms as if to embrace her but she was still holding the tears in her eyes with her fists . |
| 13 | Shifting his attention to David , who was still holding the boy by the scruff of his shirt collar , he told him solemnly , ‘ He 's different from you , is n't he ? |
| 14 | He staggered , as if drunk , and watched as Cardiff stepped forwards , still holding the gun before him . |
| 15 | Still holding the jug by the handle but not lifting it yet , she said , ‘ I have never been able to understand why small children are so disgusting . |
| 16 | Still holding the sling in your left hand , slip your right arm into its sling and , taking the weight on the right shoulder , lift the pack onto your back . |
| 17 | Mary Ann was still holding the plate of temptation over the table . |
| 18 | Bates picked up the radio , still holding the binoculars in one hand , following the progress of the boat . |
| 19 | I 'm still holding the fiver in the bottle because it bloody well wo n't unfurl . |
| 20 | The human got in and , still holding the box with exaggerated care , placed it on its knees . |
| 21 | He went swiftly through the house , still holding the piece of piping . |
| 22 | Their dreams of love and marriage are hopelessly romantic , still holding the touch of Camelot or Juliet or Melisande . |
| 23 | There was a lot of water in the ship , but the sand under the sea was still holding the ship in one place . |
| 24 | At this stage of the proceedings , City still held the initiative as Thomas went close with a header from Purner 's cross . |
| 25 | It was difficult to look haughty and defiant when she knew exactly what a mess she looked and still held the memory of why she had got into this state . |
| 26 | Sharpe urged the black stallion on , but the footing under the rye was treacherous ; the soil was damp and still held the shape of the plough furrows , and the stallion could not match the Frenchman 's speed on the paved road . |
| 27 | On the basis of the documentary evidence , then , it would appear that Molla Husrev still held the kadilik of Istanbul in Rajab 876 but had almost certainly left that office by Shawwal 877 . |
| 28 | Two years ago , when the hard-line Communist Party still held the country in an iron grip , Dr Berisha , the son of Muslim peasants , was one of the first intellectuals to call for democracy and pluralism . |
| 29 | She fell back among her pillows , her widow 's veil a curling black crown behind her head ; one narrowly white-cuffed hand still held the glass of whisky erect — there was a magnificence in her yielding . |
| 30 | The number of quarrels of this type decreased with age but still held the lead over other types for all ages . |