Example sentences of "are hold [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Group operates several pension schemes , the assets of which are held independently from the Group in trustee administered funds . |
| 2 | Now while it may be difficult to gainsay the claim that these are the things on which it would be most worth spending time if there was ever no further need to struggle for the basics of human survival and comfort , life seems to be trivialised if culture and personal relations are held up as the be all and end all of what really matters . |
| 3 | The holiday camps are held separately for the different sexes , mirroring the gender segregation that occurs in the majority of Northern Ireland 's schools , but another form of segregation in schooling which is not reproduced is that of religion , for the few Catholic schools that exist in the Easton area nominate participants . |
| 4 | When they are moving about and their legs are held apart from the body the splash-pattern is not obvious , but once they crouch motionless , with their legs drawn up to their sides , their trunk and leg patches meet and obscure the divisions between them . |
| 5 | The way in which fireplace surrounds are held on to the wall of the chimney breast varies according to the type of surround . |
| 6 | We are held briefly at the runway apron , and then we are off . |
| 7 | The company 's shares are held entirely within the family . |
| 8 | As with Palaeocarpilius powerful claws are held close to the body , like the living shore crab . |
| 9 | Powerful pincers are held close to the body , also equipped with a good ‘ cutting ’ edge . |
| 10 | This system is favoured by Compass on the X-100 these are at each end of columns of AA cells which are held together by the spring pressure . |
| 11 | Two of the government 's most important objectives are to reduce the proportion of the nation 's wealth consumed by the public sector and to reduce the extent to which individuals are held back by the public sector … |
| 12 | The highly decorated markets are held daily in the town square and offer a wealth of ideas for presents for family and friends . |