Example sentences of "did [not/n't] hold the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labour 's minority government of 1974 lost 29 votes in June and July that year ; yet did not hold the election until the following October . |
| 2 | Lorenz responded by saying that he did not hold the position they were attacking with such gusto . |
| 3 | One would not suggest that they did not hold the Muftilik , but one can suggest that they held a very different kind of Muftilik from that held by Fahreddin Acemi . |
| 4 | The talk was a little on the short side , but even so did not hold the attention as well as it might have . |
| 5 | However he did not hold the Soviet Union , a long-time Syrian ally , responsible for the exodus , saying that the relationship between Syria and the Soviet Union was " as firm as ever " , but blaming the United States " for playing a major role in the realization of Israeli desires " . |
| 6 | For Elizabeth Gould , however , this ornithological cornucopia right on the doorstep did not hold the same all-encompassing fascination . |
| 7 | They were not used as protection but to mark the importance of the people under them who , of course , did not hold the umbrellas themselves . |
| 8 | We had our chances but did n't hold the ball long enough . |
| 9 | ‘ I ca n't think why we did n't hold the ball outside , ’ said Ayling coming in with newspapers under his arm . |