Example sentences of "hold [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Central Library holds copies of the Evening News and Scotsman dating from the 19th Century . |
| 2 | She holds clinics in the areas in and around Cape Town — the shanty towns begin a few miles outside the city and the houses improve markedly the nearer the centre you get — and Rose believes that the fruits of her success will start to become evident in two or three years . |
| 3 | If the Minister holds meetings on the poultry industry , why does not his hon. Friend the Member for Penrith and The Border ( Mr. Maclean ) , the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food , agree to meet me to discuss the case of my constituent Mr. Johnston , a duck producer from Sharnidubs , who has been shabbily treated by the Ministry ? |
| 4 | In beauty products , DNA holds moisture in the skin , protects it against UV rays and improves the appearance of scar tissue . |
| 5 | French PABX manufacturer Barphone SA , which holds 25% of the French market for PABXs of less than 25 ports , has said it is close to being taken over by an un-named foreign industrial group . |
| 6 | EDM currently holds 25% of the world 's market share of engineering data management systems ; it costs £32,000 . |
| 7 | The Centre for Educational Sociology at Edinburgh University holds data from the Scottish school leavers surveys , which have been conducted since 1962 , and biennially since 1977 . |
| 8 | Each time they arrive at a pose , Colas somehow steals the expected kiss or holds Lise in the proper climax as Alain strikes what he believes to be the proper pose . |
| 9 | The network , which covers 11 time zones and employs 191,500 people , holds 86% of the household savings that are deposited in banks . |
| 10 | First , the relationship between school and community and the way in which the latter holds implications for the teacher 's task . |
| 11 | It records the progress of the job , including error messages , and also holds messages from the system manager ( details of system availability , announcements of problems , and so on ) . |
| 12 | If this is approved , British Airways , which holds 38% of the available slots , will suffer . |
| 13 | Mr Hibbert disputes Mr Farrow 's ownership of the freehold and believes that he holds rights over the land . |
| 14 | The made-from part drawing file only holds details of the modification to the original , base part . |
| 15 | This screen holds details of the types of processes that an employee may have worked on . |
| 16 | And 37-year-old Mr Gates , who still holds 28% of the company , is worth some $1 billion . |
| 17 | As we can see , Alvarez' balanced strategy also holds sway in the bass arena . |
| 18 | Philips says that although it holds patents on the system , and must license any firm that wants to sell players , the company put no clause in the licence to control undercutting . |
| 19 | NutraSweet , currently the main player in the global aspartame market , holds patents in the US which expire in December this year . |
| 20 | The person chosen to start the game chases after the others and holds hands with the first person caught . |
| 21 | Investment business — grasping the nettle Investment business holds pitfalls for the unwary but it also offers a significant business opportunity |
| 22 | Lambeth Palace Library ( London ) The library holds registers of the archbishops of Canterbury from the thirteenth century onwards , and the archives of many societies connected with the Church of England , together with those of bishops and statesmen . |
| 23 | Nurse Willow , that 's our district nurse , lovely lady , member of our Mother 's Union , holds surgery in the village hall . |
| 24 | CLS lists liabilities of $2.6m and assets of $5.7m ; Brooke holds debt from the purchase of the hospitality business of Computerized Lodging Systems Inc , and lists liabilities of $5.5 million and no assets . |
| 25 | Canada 's Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications has signed an agreement with China 's Hubei San Gao to update cellular telephone systems in Hubei province : the Canadian holds 51% of the venture , with Hubei San Gao the remaining 49% . |
| 26 | Surrey The Guildford office holds records of the Office of the Ring 's Tents ( 1542–58 ) , and the Lieutenancy of the Tower of London ( 1615–17 ) . |
| 27 | United Distillers New Zealand is based in Auckland and holds 34% of the Scotch whisky market and 28% of the gin market . |
| 28 | Chairman , I believe that this is just the sort of motion that can only bring local government into disrepute It 's an abuse of power the council holds lands in the county farms estate for purposes set out in the nineteen sixty agriculture act . |
| 29 | Michael holds Howard by the upper arms , to take in his corporeal presence through his finger-tips , and to keep him at the right distance for gazing at in astonishment . |
| 30 | Casual vacancies in the membership of a board may be filled by the election of a duly qualified person at the first meeting of the appointing council after the vacancy occurred and the person elected holds office to the next election of the board . |