Example sentences of "hold the [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In holding the elections the Kurdistan Front claimed to be implementing clauses of the 1970 agreement in which the Iraqi government had promised " autonomy " for the 3,500,000 population of the Kurdish-controlled region — an area of some 50,000 sq km . |
| 2 | Mecdi has certainly taken Taskopruzade to mean that Molla Fenari held the posts simultaneously , for he adds to Taskopruzade 's statement about his holding the offices the sentence : " He united the aforementioned posts at one time . " |
| 3 | The first step : learning how to hold the book the right way up . |
| 4 | Prince Bernhard 's battalions , which had held the crossroads the night before , now protected it again . |
| 5 | Hardly a week passed without Rabbi Schonfeld or his chief lieutenant and propagandist , Harry Goodman , mounting an attack against the RCM for dereliction of duty , implying that if they held the reins the race would be as good as won . |