Example sentences of "were hold the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After each flight we were picked up on little points , such as our positioning or the way we were holding the glove : too high or too low , the wrong angle . |
| 2 | Will be passed on , but in this instance they all need to be shown how to work it , yes , mhm , so that concerned me a little bit , apparently because they were holding the mike right up to their mouth and it was distorting terribly what 's going on up there |
| 3 | In front of me , two teenage boys were carrying a floral tableau with the words ‘ God is Love ’ written in pink carnations , and little girls dressed like bridesmaids were holding the ribbons attached to it . |
| 4 | You 'd have to suspect that they were holding the wife to ransom so that her husband would give them access . ’ |
| 5 | Relations with South Africa deteriorated further [ see p. 39178 ] when on Dec. 1 the Angolan authorities announced that they were holding the crew of a South African plane which had made an emergency landing in Luena , Moxico province . |
| 6 | The ankle muscles were holding the foot in an almost normal position — oblivious to the fact that the joints had nothing to rest on , that this was a classic case of a boy who would normally have ended up with a club foot . |
| 7 | His rigorous moral choice against communism strengthened a sense of moral superiority among the Germans , who felt that they were holding the fort for the free world : |
| 8 | While the Tories were holding the line in the South , there was gloomier news in the North . |
| 9 | The men were holding the wheelbarrow above their heads . |
| 10 | He is well aware however , that ‘ if USL were to hold the keys for an industry standard specification there would be problems , ’ and concedes that ‘ one supplier ca n't fill in everything — the USL issue is recognised . ’ |
| 11 | Capital money was , however , always to be paid , not to the life tenant , but to trustees , who were to hold the money upon the same trusts as those upon which the land had been held . |
| 12 | Mr Dickinson said : ‘ From what I understand what has happened is that last year the county championships were held the week after the Spring Bank Holiday and some counties have automatically presumed that this would be the case this year Cleveland and Northumberland included . |