Example sentences of "hold [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | did before or after the events we are told of in the tales , and this holds for the great majority of the fabliaux . |
| 2 | The recording quality for standard 8mm is at least equal to VHS , and the comparison also holds for the two competing super-formats of Hi8 and S-VHS . |
| 3 | The data from Study 2 for the 60 films was compared with the new ratings to see whether this holds for the full set of 60 films . |
| 4 | No matter what the future holds for the next generation and the delicate trembling wilderness , at least we can promise our children and grandchildren one sure thing . |
| 5 | This true/false logic holds for the whole range of autonomizing fields , in the sense that aesthetic , scientific , normative , and legal statements can be understood as more or less valid . |
| 6 | This catalogue is used to check the books that the library holds on a particular subject . |
| 7 | These both include many steps with the so-called ‘ dotted ’ rhythm i.e. in 3/4 the dancer steps on the first beat , holds on the second and briefly takes weight on the other foot on the third before stepping onwards . |
| 8 | Indeed , at first glance this does not look a very compelling book : it holds to a strong version of the Whorf-Sapir hypothesis ; it contains extended discussions of those perennial seminar heroes Lok and Benjy from Golding 's The Inheritors and Faulkner 's The Sound and the Fury respectively ; and there is a dutiful chapter on gender . |
| 9 | Even at the same time as it publicly commends higher education , seeking out the graduate entrant , spending large sums on publicity to this end , and funding access to degree courses on scholarships , it also holds to a central ethic of distrust of the academic . |
| 10 | The basic rationality principle of their greater efficiency holds across the occupational system . |
| 11 | Hold for a slow count of 4 . |
| 12 | Hold for a few seconds . |
| 13 | Hold for a few seconds before repeating two or three times . |
| 14 | Instead , place cotton wool soaked in remover over each nail , hold for a few seconds then life off . |
| 15 | Under the immensity of weight which such considerations hold for the developing youngster , it is not surprising that sexuality falls into comparative disregard . |
| 16 | Generalizations hold for the known cases which prompted them but are not scientifically interesting unless they also hold for others . |
| 17 | We are interested in the relationship between studying a subject , and students ' sense of identity : the way in which the beliefs we hold about an academic discipline affect our sense of who we are . |
| 18 | However , Fujitsu reckons its Unix UXP/M systems business now accounts for 60% of worldwide sales , whilst its proprietary MSP-based VP systems hold onto a dwindling 40% stake . |
| 19 | It really took hold in a few hours . |
| 20 | The Hill Samuel plan envisages splitting off the UK naval and avionics businesses and giving shareholders one share in the new company for every share they hold in the existing organisation . |
| 21 | Their holders would adopt the same position of relative irrelevance that they hold in the republican democracies of Europe . |
| 22 | Look , just hold on a wee minute . |
| 23 | hold on a wee second here , just one second , where 's Ruby 's number ? |
| 24 | BUY on a Labour win or a hung parliament says Panmure Gordon at 580p ( now 540p ) and HOLD on a Conservative win . |
| 25 | A further formulation might come from those who hold to a wider sense of the mission of higher education . |
| 26 | Few Marxists now hold to the traditional claim that the state is nothing but the executive committee of the bourgeoisie . |
| 27 | Sonia Hogg displayed similarly adept pace judgement to take her second successive bronze medal in the 3,000 metres , this time improving her personal best to 9 mins 42.48 secs and holding off the fast-finishing Scottish international Christine Price as Sarah Bentley of Crewe took the title in 9:36.37 . |
| 28 | As the door closed , Zen let out a breath he realized he had been holding for a long time . |
| 29 | ‘ Present from Alan behind the bar , ’ said Sarah , drawing out the glass she had been holding behind the frilly apron the waitresses at the Right and Wrong had to wear . |
| 30 | I kicked off my boots and swung down below , holding onto a bared crossbeam that creaked with threat , swinging from one hand while I tried to see Harry and not land on top of him . |