Example sentences of "it [verb] hold the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand it has to hold the interest of a class for at least one viewing . |
| 2 | And it is certainly true that , on previous form , the centre party has failed to extract any long-term benefit from recent occasions when it has held the balance of power . |
| 3 | The common dolphin has a total of 180 teeth , which it uses to hold the captured meal fast while it is turned around to be swallowed head first . |
| 4 | Well I , I would n't lay it on the floor cos i , cos it 'll just er it tends to hold the condensation in it . |
| 5 | But you were too young to realise just how much work you have to put in at that stage of building up a business , how much effort it takes to hold the whole thing together and stop it from collapsing around you . ’ |
| 6 | It helps to hold the battens in place if you cramp both ends |
| 7 | The board says it expects to hold the total dividend for the year to April at 8.3p , and the shares fell 12p to 288p on the cash-call news . |
| 8 | Perhaps it was too small a bed because it had to hold the ghosts of Mo Magill and Jenny Maxim 's dead wife as well . |