Example sentences of "hold [adj] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard Branson holds little appeal for them . |
| 2 | This discovery has now been extended to the present-day analysis of human cancers by scientists world-wide and holds real promise for understanding the mechanisms that cause malignancy and treating them or even preventing them . |
| 3 | A recent publication from the Schools Examination and Assessment Council on advice for assessment at Key Stage 3 in mathematics and science holds useful information for the forward thinking history teacher . |
| 4 | The new NVQ training and assessment programme that we mentioned earlier also holds great promise for expanding the career advancement opportunities for paraprofessionals in Britain . |
| 5 | The technique , which is being tested in Zimbabwe and Botswana , holds great promise for enhancing rural water supply in many developing countries . |
| 6 | This technology holds considerable promise for improving living conditions in a variety of ways . |
| 7 | Does Patrick Jenkin really believe that microelectronics holds any hope for the unemployed ( The unemployed can not blame automation , 24 February , p 526 ) ? |
| 8 | Does Patrick Jenkin ( The unemployed can not blame automation , 24 February , p 526 ) really believe that microelectronics holds any hope for the unemployed ? |
| 9 | They are also completely fearless — having long since confronted their own vision of world destruction , nothing holds any terror for them any longer . |
| 10 | No part of the British Isles holds greater interest for the geologist than the coastline of Country Antrim from Larne to Portrush . |
| 11 | Hold each squeeze for 1 second and repeat 20 times . |
| 12 | Hold each contraction for 1 second and repeat 20 times . |
| 13 | Hold each position for 2 counts . |
| 14 | Hold each position for 2 counts . |
| 15 | Hold each position for 2 counts . |
| 16 | Hold each position for 2 counts . |
| 17 | Hold each count for 1 second . |
| 18 | Certainly their petty wranglings hold little interest for the ‘ common ’ man in Britain . |
| 19 | Hold this position for 2 seconds , then slowly lower them to the floor . |
| 20 | Hold this position for a few seconds then let your shoulders and head go back slowly to the floor . |
| 21 | Hold this position for at least a minute . |
| 22 | Hold this position for five to 10 minutes — you can rest your hands on a table if you need to . |
| 23 | Hold this position for 25 counts — just stretching forwards gently with each count without straining . |
| 24 | Hold this position for 5 counts . |
| 25 | Hold this position for a count of 5 . |
| 26 | Hold this position for a slow count of 4 and lower . |
| 27 | Hold this position for a second or two . |
| 28 | Lightly tense a given group of muscles ( as listed below ) and hold this tension for a slow count of five while holding your breath . |
| 29 | ‘ Hold this twine for us lass , will you ? ’ |
| 30 | The islands of Scotland hold unimagined potential for new routes . |