Example sentences of "hold the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One student holds an end of the optical fibre on top of the l.e.d. in the transmitter and another holds the distant end on the top of the phototransistor . |
| 2 | The monarchy is the keystone which holds the arching class system in place . |
| 3 | Which holds the greater amount of liquid ? |
| 4 | When Mr , Mrs or Ms Public write to their Ward Councillor to complain about the service , it is the Council that they will see as being responsible , irrespective of the name of the company or voluntary organisation that holds the current service contract . |
| 5 | Under its previous director , Mark Francis , who holds the current position of curator of contemporary art at Pittsburgh 's Carnegie Museum , it enjoyed international recognition for its adventurous exhibitions policy . |
| 6 | Whate'er in India holds the sacred name |
| 7 | Whether in fact there are disadvantages for some men , whether in fact it 's very unusual for women to be the primary bread winner , when the man becomes the primary bread winner then the man holds the economic power . |
| 8 | Imperial Tobacco ( owned by Hanson ) holds the greatest share of the cigarette market . |
| 9 | But it is the solar eclipse on the 24th that holds the greatest potential for you : an addition to the family or change of location could be on the cards for next year . |
| 10 | It is however landscape which holds the greatest interest for the Royal artist and Deeside , the Yorkshire Dales , and Norfolk are among the areas where he has roamed with sketch-pad and paints . |
| 11 | Each territory , comprising six to seven multiple-family houses , has its own ‘ master of the territory ’ , who is the ruwang that holds the supreme position in a loose hierarchy of ruwatu ( pl. ) within it . |
| 12 | It can be that magic moment in such dances as the Rose Adage in The Sleeping Beauty when Aurora triumphantly raises her hand from the fourth Prince 's grasp and holds the final attitude for several seconds revealing her complete command over the forces of gravity . |
| 13 | We begin with Belbo phoning from Paris to say , ‘ They 're after me , ’ and the telephone going dead just as he is about to give the password for the computer file which holds the final explanation known to him alone . |
| 14 | As Sir Christopher holds the front page … |
| 15 | He not only holds the far west living of Queen Thorne — which comprises the Hardyesque village roll-call of Over Compton , Nether Compton , Poyntington , Sandford Orcas and Trent — but farms his own glebe land ( Hereford steers and Texel Cross sheep ) . |
| 16 | TONY MILES , the first Englishman to qualify for the Grandmaster title , now holds the joint lead after six rounds of the Netway Masters in Auckland , New Zealand . |
| 17 | There are essentially three parts in the construction of the game : first , the assembly of the printed circuit board ( p.c.b. ) which is quite straightforward ; secondly , the assembly of the wicket and fielding l.e.d.s on to the board which can be a piece of thin plywood or hardboard sheet , an assembly which is a bit fiddly but not insurmountable ; thirdly , the fabrication of a very simple box which holds the finished job in a nice compact manner . |
| 18 | In pathitem , cited.text.id holds the symbolic key of the current record after the command held in command has been both executed and successful . |
| 19 | In the sign-and-magnitude method , the sign bit is used as described above , while the remainder of the word holds the absolute value of the number in the normal unsigned form . |
| 20 | The stretched craft , the ‘ Super 4 ’ , needed a new design of skirt , the flexible rubber structure that holds the supportive air cushion under the hovercraft . |
| 21 | And , and the b and the bar on the bottom as well holding the th no the base of the thing holds the other bit of the blade . |
| 22 | You also get a key which holds the other half of the sensor ; pressing the key against the sensor gives you access to your machine . |
| 23 | The cashier holds the other key and the safe deposit box can only be opened if both locks are operated at the same time . |
| 24 | The file is built up as each module is hard copied and holds the following information : |
| 25 | Stan already holds the Norwegian Defence Medal , awarded for service in the Battle of Narvik . |
| 26 | Hodson , who holds the dubious distinction of being relegated with every club he has played for , had rejected a new one-year contract and was on a week-to-week basis . |
| 27 | It is sometimes said that whoever keeps the minutes of a meeting holds the real power and in negotiating situations there is much truth in this . |
| 28 | * the mystery of the Church , in which the Virgin Mary holds the pre-eminent place . |
| 29 | This chapel holds the best painting in the church , The Crucifixion by Karel Škréta of 1646 . |
| 30 | knowingly or has reasonable cause to believe that the insider holds the relevant information by virtue of being ‘ connected with the company ’ and |