Example sentences of "[noun sg] have held [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In England and Wales the relationship has held throughout the 20th century , and has been particularly strong in the last twenty years … . |
| 2 | TRADE : The gradual improvement in trade has held for the first four months of 1993 according to the Builders Merchants Federation . |
| 3 | In his second capacity , as heir of Warwick 's public role , Gloucester took over the major royal offices which the earl had held in the north . |
| 4 | In his second capacity , as heir of Warwick 's public role , Gloucester took over the major royal offices which the earl had held in the north . |
| 5 | All day long the murky weather had held over the River Thames and as night closed in the February fog swirled out into the narrow cobbled lanes and backstreets of Bermondsey . |