Example sentences of "hold on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | This catalogue is used to check the books that the library holds on a particular subject . |
2 | These both include many steps with the so-called ‘ dotted ’ rhythm i.e. in 3/4 the dancer steps on the first beat , holds on the second and briefly takes weight on the other foot on the third before stepping onwards . |
3 | Look , just hold on a wee minute . |
4 | hold on a wee second here , just one second , where 's Ruby 's number ? |
5 | BUY on a Labour win or a hung parliament says Panmure Gordon at 580p ( now 540p ) and HOLD on a Conservative win . |
6 | as I was holding on a particular images and create and then become those energy |
7 | Overflow records held on a separate cylinder will require a head movement to the overflow cylinder . |
8 | National Assembly elections were last held on a single-party basis in July 1987 [ see p. 35428 ] . |
9 | Indirect elections to the People 's Assembly were last held on a single-party basis in 1986 . |
10 | Bob Murray , Sunderland 's chairman , has stressed again this week that Malcolm Crosby has no guarantee of permanently securing the job he has held on a temporary basis since Denis Smith 's sacking in December . |
11 | Free activities : Open air brass band concerts are very popular and are held on a regular basis . |
12 | They used to hold Hury Show in a field alongside the pub , and there was a wooden hut called the Show Room to be used on the big day , where dances were also held on a regular basis . |
13 | Thai boxing has also been introduced into Europe , where it has become very popular , with matches and tournaments being held on a regular basis . |
14 | These roadshows are to be held on a regular basis and the public affairs department would be pleased to receive any suggestions , such as additional information that you would like to see included . |
15 | Conciliation commission meetings between the two sides continued to be held on a regular basis in the Dnestr town of Bendery , but with little success as local ceasfires were repeatedly disregarded . |
16 | TOM and safety awareness programmes are two examples of training courses now held on a regular basis at the Group 's new training centre . |
17 | These courses are held on a regular basis , either on site or at the company 's headquarters in Ewell , Surrey . |
18 | It 's appropriate to end this review of cricketing Olympians with Australia , for the Australians staged the only Olympics to be held on a first-class cricket ground . |
19 | This study will , first , explore the views held on a wide range of political and economic issues by a representative sample of 1500 adults in Sheffield — a city which , as a Labour stronghold hard-hit by recession , can serve as a ‘ test case ’ for research on this subject . |
20 | Montgomery and Hubbard have compared the performance after additions of IBM 's ISAM and ICL 's 1900 series indexed sequential software , the files being held on a 2314 and its ICL equivalent , an EDS 30 . |
21 | Drawn up by a panel of civilian and military experts , the charter was to remain in force for a 30-month interim period , at the end of which a referendum would be held on a new constitution for Chad . |
22 | In fact , the A11 stretch at Red Lodge , near Mildenhall , was so busy , the official opening had to be held on a temporarily-closed slip road . |
23 | Research posts often have short-term contracts and are rarely held on a tenured basis . |
24 | ( ii ) To have for each employee a single computer record containing all personnel and payroll details held on a central database . |
25 | The list from which they are selected is held on a small computer on the second floor of the drab grey Cabinet Office building in Whitehall . |
26 | ‘ Softer ’ data were , however , gathered : interviews were held on a small number of cases , and a single case-example was further explored through the use of a vignette based on an actual case from another area , a technique which may be further developed in future work . |
27 | Unlike the Surfers Paradise street circuit , however , the Indianapolis event , like five others in the 16-race Indycar season , is held on a banked oval track on which , his rivals claim , Mansell will face a new ball game . |
28 | Granpa Charlie 's funeral was held on a cloudless morning in early February at the church of St Mary 's and St Michael 's on Jubilee Street . |
29 | If your library has a computerised catalogue , you may be able to get a list of all the books held on a particular subject matter . |
30 | If the file is held on a mass storage device , location of higher-level indexes on a disk will make a very significant contribution to reducing run times . |