Example sentences of "hold the [noun] in the " in BNC.

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1 They hold the passes in the broken northlands against the constant incursions of the Dark Elves .
2 The White Lions hold the passes in the broken Northlands of Chrace against the constant incursions of the Dark Elves .
3 Hold the dumb-bell in the right hand .
4 Two screws hold the guard in the optimum position , the open sides pointing directly away from the body of the machine .
5 Hold the moulding firmly against the far side of the mitre box with one hand and then hold the saw in the other hand and draw it diagonally across the moulding to cut the mitre .
6 Then hold the receiver in the hole to determine if your ferret is slightly to one side or the other .
7 Government in the New Style consists in gambling with the interests of the nation to propitiate the various mutinous factions which hold the balance in the House of Commons . "
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