Example sentences of "hold [pers pn] [adj] for " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 . ’
3 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 .
4 God holds us responsible for our actions as a part of his character development programme .
5 God holds us responsible for our actions .
6 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 .
7 I 'm holding you responsible for this young lady .
8 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 ’ .
9 He is developing the character of Christ in our lives and as a result he is holding us responsible for our behaviour .
10 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 .
11 ‘ You ca n't surely hold me responsible for that . ’
12 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 .
13 I 'll hold you responsible for the clan while I 'm away . ’
14 Naturally no reasonable person would wish to hold him accountable for what he wrote , but certain passages nevertheless made very disturbing reading . ’
15 Clare , who was carrying Carolyn 's suitcase , leaned against a door to hold it open for her .
16 Do you hold us responsible for Vechey 's death ?
17 You see , Neil 's already put his side about , we worked er how can you hold us responsible for them being late in when
18 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 .
19 You knew perfectly well that he held me responsible for Eddie 's death as well as other things ! ’
20 Scott gave Ruskin little praise in his later writings and held him responsible for the introduction of the ‘ Italian mania ’ into the Gothic Revival .
21 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 .
22 But because his personality was objectionable one held him responsible for his ugliness — it became impossible to overlook it .
23 Erm , and so Freud at the beginning says that he er , he , he had a personal dislike of er Wilson , and resented him for what he had done and held him responsible for the subsequent disasters .
24 Maj. Miguel Nieto , the Chief of Operations of the National Police , was dismissed on June 18 and his immediate arrest was ordered , following government investigations which held him responsible for the failure of the security forces to quell the disturbances .
25 The Government , in order to attack the notion of the Welfare State , has held it responsible for encouraging dependency , idleness and the break-up of families .
26 I had supposed that Aunt Louise would be in bed , but she met me at the door ; opened it , in fact , and held it ready for me to come in , because there was something she was bursting to tell me : ‘ I 'm not staying in this cold place a day longer . ’
27 He pushed through another battered-looking swing door and held it open for her .
28 Peter moved towards the door and held it open for her .
29 At the car , he reached to unlock her door , held it open for her , watched as she climbed in and reached for her strap .
30 At the hotel Luke collected both keys from the night porter , and when they reached her room he unlocked the door and held it open for her , then closed it behind him .
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