Example sentences of "hold it [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is to require banks to hold capital specifically against market risk — broadly , the chance that the price of a share or a bond or a currency , for example , will fall , and expose the bank that holds it to loss .
2 What he can do is to say that the legal owner can not in conscience , in equity , make use of his Common Law right for his own benefit ; he must use it for the benefit of the man for whom he holds it in trust .
3 WMGO holds the account in the UK , while BBDO holds it in Italy .
4 Two or more warp strands are tied together to form a knot which presses against the final weft strand and holds it in place .
5 The water holds it in place within the pool while it is secured at the top by rocks , paving slabs or turves .
6 Any charge can then be in favour of the trustees who hold it on trust for the debentureholders .
7 With the record-machine on stop , locate the shot to be assembled on the source machine ; hold it on play-pause at the point where its assembly onto the copy tape is to begin , ie the edit-in point .
8 I think , I think yes , I think the consensus is that we hold it on Friday the ninth erm and we 're going to apply , the three full time officers will apply for those in their organization that they want to attend , apply for paid release .
9 Hold it in Stockholm , New York , or Lyon and it 's seen as a freebie for ‘ lucky old you ’ .
10 Hold it in flower , do n't let it escape .
11 If land is given to an infant by will or conveyed to him on an intestacy the legal estate vests in the representatives of the deceased who hold it in trust for the infant .
12 One of the best exercises you can use to develop this important body turn movement is to place a club behind your neck and hold it in position with your hands .
13 I 'm looking for a nut erm , for this , so you know hold it in position , found one , while I 'll looking I found this and it 's just the job
14 Apply a sterile eyepad and hold it in place with micropore tape .
15 Hold it in place with a rubber band .
16 Hold it in place with a longer spirit level ( if you have one ) to check it for horizontal .
17 Pin turning , then hold it in place with a large herringbone stitch or serging , ( page 33 ) stopping approximately 25cm ( 10in ) from the bottom edge in order to complete mitred corners .
18 The only defence against this in total darkness was to remove your jacket and hold it in front of you with both hands as a shield .
19 Place mortar on the hawk and hold it in line and just below the joint to be filled
20 The original holder ( i.e. whoever has lent the money ) will buy the bill at a discount and earn a return by holding it to maturity when its redemption value is paid .
21 And does the board add value by enhancing the wisdom of management as well as holding it to account ?
22 I was weathering the winter and believed that if there was anything in my lung , then at the very worst I was holding it at bay .
23 But she succeeded in holding it at bay .
24 He reached the medical centre with a sense of relief , and pushed the door open , holding it for Karnstein , since even though he disliked her , he could n't neglect his duties as an officer and a gentleman .
25 Now Agnew again , great ball for Speedy and that 's the kind of defending that Forest have been missing from Colin Cooper Just hurt his shoulder then but he 's er still holding it as play goes on and Whitlow quite clearly holding Collimore then
26 The letter was addressed to Mrs Violet Theresa McKeown and she took it down , holding it between finger and thumb .
27 The secret is holding it in check , rationing it , saving the best of yourself for the night , and as I scanned the running order in the lull before the storm , I still could n't decide on a personal favourite .
28 Well it holding it in pawn , waiting for somebody to ask him to have a drink , and invariably somebody would but if they did ask him they 'd always ask him back next time you know if they could n't do it this time .
29 Place the barbell across your knees , holding it in place with your hands .
30 Then lay the leaf on a tray of moist compost , holding it in place and pressing it onto the compost by placing several pebbles on top .
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