Example sentences of "hold this [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hold this position for 2 seconds , then slowly lower them to the floor . |
| 2 | Hold this position for a few seconds then let your shoulders and head go back slowly to the floor . |
| 3 | Hold this position for at least a minute . |
| 4 | Hold this position for five to 10 minutes — you can rest your hands on a table if you need to . |
| 5 | Hold this position for 25 counts — just stretching forwards gently with each count without straining . |
| 6 | Hold this position for 5 counts . |
| 7 | Hold this position for a count of 5 . |
| 8 | Hold this position for a slow count of 4 and lower . |
| 9 | Hold this position for a second or two . |
| 10 | Lightly tense a given group of muscles ( as listed below ) and hold this tension for a slow count of five while holding your breath . |
| 11 | ‘ Hold this twine for us lass , will you ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I ca n't hold this door for ever . |
| 13 | If the lines are balanced you should be able to hold this position for a few seconds without the sail changing its position . |
| 14 | He was to hold this position for twenty-nine years , combining it with the Treasurership from 1923 until his retirement in 1935 . |
| 15 | He was to hold this position for the next thirty-one years and must therefore be regarded as a founding father of the organization which later became known as MI5 . |
| 16 | Then he began to recite a litany of the individual bones and of the past Commanders who had held this fortress-monastery for the Emperor . |
| 17 | Lee Kuan Yew , the former Prime Minister and current Senior Minister who had held this post for some 35 years , would continue to serve as a member of the party 's central executive committee . |
| 18 | Will my hon. Friend also note that , unlike the Liberal party , whose individual members have held this view for a long time , what is most interesting is the view held by senior members of the Liberal Democrat party in Scotland who are now calling for separatism ? |
| 19 | More than 50 senior executives from seven countries attended the Group Management Conference , held this year for the first time at Courtaulds Woodside training centre in Kenilworth . |
| 20 | Richard Woolcock held this post for ten years or so during which period his day rate of 3/4 rose to 3/6 allowing him to earn more than £5 in a month . |