Example sentences of "hold it for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Who holds it for the Empress ? ’ |
| 2 | It would not allow it to be enforced against the promisor ; and if property had been transferred , the recipient was treated as holding it for the benefit of the person who had parted with it , and as bound to restore it . |
| 3 | Again , a person who acquires property for his own benefit by taking advantage of his position as trustee will be treated as holding it for the benefit of those entitled under the trust . |
| 4 | In particular we find the cases of what are called ‘ uses ’ or trusts — transactions whereby a man legally transfers land to another , but with an understanding that the transferee will hold it for the benefit of the former , or for the benefit of those whom he will name in his will . |
| 5 | In the previous May Prince Rupert had captured the town for the Royalists from Colonel Dukinfield , who had held it for the Parliamentarians . |
| 6 | However , perhaps the National Deaf Club 's most distinguished member was Arthur James Wilson , who succeeded S. Bright Lucas to the presidency and held it for the rest of his life . |