Example sentences of "hold [pron] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | For , as Raymond Briggs once said , in Maus the cartoon book holds its own for the first time against all-comers as a literary medium . |
| 2 | To be employed is to have an ongoing contract that holds you accountable for doing work of a given type for a specified number of hours per week in exchange for payment . |
| 3 | The letter , from Oxfordshire County Council 's engineering department , said : ’ I understand you are the owner of the vehicle involved and therefore must inform you that the council holds you responsible for the costs of repairs arising from this incident . ’ |
| 4 | The Staff Changes Supplement accompanying this issue of the Newsheet is distributed on the basis of one per branch representative who holds it available for inspection by all members . |
| 5 | God holds us responsible for our actions as a part of his character development programme . |
| 6 | God holds us responsible for our actions . |
| 7 | South Korean President Roh Tae Woo dismissed two members of his Cabinet and the governor of North Chungchong province on Sept. 19 , after holding them responsible for the massive damage which resulted from severe flooding earlier in the month in Seoul and the central region of the country . |
| 8 | He glared at Melissa as if holding her responsible for this potential miscarriage of justice . |
| 9 | I 'm holding you responsible for this young lady . |
| 10 | As Dispensary physician almost the whole burden of the epidemic fell on his shoulders and the women of Aberdeen turned against him , holding him responsible for the facts he revealed , and disputing his fervent belief in the efficacy of purging and heavy bleeding which were ‘ repugnant to popular opinion ’ . |
| 11 | Up until then I had found that when difficulties came or doubts arose in my Christian life , I could always escape their force by not holding myself answerable for my own faith . |
| 12 | He is developing the character of Christ in our lives and as a result he is holding us responsible for our behaviour . |
| 13 | Obviously they can not be expected to vet all the publications they sell , and it would be grossly unfair to hold them responsible for libels of which they could have no knowledge . |
| 14 | ‘ You ca n't surely hold me responsible for that . ’ |
| 15 | Nobody would now hold them responsible for the Revolution in France , but the Encyclopedie , which Diderot inaugurated ( and edited with D'Alembert ) and to which he contributed hundreds of articles himself , undermined the authority of the regime , and argued for a re-ordering of society on rational grounds . |
| 16 | Given the knowledge it is always possible to hold someone responsible for their actions . |
| 17 | Whatever their differences , could Huy hold himself responsible for sending him to such an end ? |
| 18 | I 'll hold you responsible for the clan while I 'm away . ’ |
| 19 | Naturally no reasonable person would wish to hold him accountable for what he wrote , but certain passages nevertheless made very disturbing reading . ’ |
| 20 | Clare , who was carrying Carolyn 's suitcase , leaned against a door to hold it open for her . |
| 21 | You ca n't hold yourself responsible for what happened . ‘ |
| 22 | Do you hold us responsible for Vechey 's death ? |
| 23 | You see , Neil 's already put his side about , we worked er how can you hold us responsible for them being late in when |
| 24 | In his Autumn Statement in November 1989 the Chancellor of the Exchequer accused local authorities of ‘ massive overspending ’ , and held them responsible for the fact that public expenditure for 1989/90 was expected to be £1 billion higher than originally planned . |
| 25 | You knew perfectly well that he held me responsible for Eddie 's death as well as other things ! ’ |
| 26 | It was anger , she 'd thought suddenly , anger as sharp and cruel as the blade of a knife , as if he 'd held her responsible for the desire so clearly etched into his arrogant , handsome face … |
| 27 | Held her close for a minute , then lifted her chin and looked into her face . |
| 28 | He held her close for a moment , then drew back so he could see her face . |
| 29 | Scott gave Ruskin little praise in his later writings and held him responsible for the introduction of the ‘ Italian mania ’ into the Gothic Revival . |
| 30 | Mr Nicklin , a 48-year-old insurance manager , was kept captive for two years by the Saudis , who held him responsible for the debts of his American-owned firm . |