Example sentences of "hold it [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , an investor could buy a ten-year bond , hold it for one year and receive the coupon , and then sell it for the current price of a nine-year bond with the same coupon . |
| 2 | Suppose also that an investor intends to buy the share , hold it for one year and then sell it at the end of the year . |
| 3 | if you hold it in one hand . |
| 4 | Hold it in 1-2-3-4 then breathe out 1-2-3-4 . |
| 5 | Remember , each of the above exercises is immediately preceded by taking a deep breath , creating tension , and holding it for five seconds , then exhaling while letting go the tension and saying the word ‘ relax ’ to yourself . |
| 6 | On average , says the study , buying a share at its initial offering and holding it for three years yielded a total return ( dividends plus capital growth ) of just 8% . |
| 7 | The Frenchman on pole made a poor getaway and Senna took the early lead , holding it for 23 laps before Prost , after several previous attacks had been rebuffed , forced his way by . |
| 8 | Prost on pole made a poor start and Senna took the early lead , holding it for 23 laps before Prost , after several previous attacks had been rebuffed , forced his way by . |
| 9 | Richard Livsey , the Liberal , gained the seat in the 1985 by-election , holding it in 1987 by a mere 56 votes . |
| 10 | Doyle seemed wary and the Woman had started to fidget with her long tail of hair , holding it in one hand and drawing it through the fingers of the other . |
| 11 | He held the office until Safar 924/February 1518 when he was succeeded by two Damascene scholars in turn , who between them held the post until 927/1521 ; then by two Ottomans , in turn , until 930/1524 ; and then again by one of the Damascenes who had earlier held the post , this time holding it from 930/1524 to 936/1530 when he was removed , apparently for misconduct . |
| 12 | I won a marginal seat and have held it on five successive occasions . |
| 13 | She held it with one hand while the other went to her throat , as Nellie 's face appeared at the door . |
| 14 | She rested the child she was carrying on the parapet , the child being asleep , and held it with one hand as she used the other to search at her breast purse for her money . |
| 15 | Labour held it until 1983 when SDP President and former Labour MP Ian Wrigglesworth dramatically won with a majority of 102 . |
| 16 | Kirov held it by one comer , wiped it with his sleeve , and dropped it into the post box . |