Example sentences of "hold the [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sequence bits of a micro-instruction hold the address of the next instruction to be executed , and this field is gated into the SAR of the control store at the beginning of the next micro-instruction cycle . |
| 2 | Any use of force , according to this view , had to do more than hold the lines on the battlefield ; it had also to allow the Bosnian government the chance to fight and retake territory it had lost . |
| 3 | They hold the passes in the broken northlands against the constant incursions of the Dark Elves . |
| 4 | The White Lions hold the passes in the broken Northlands of Chrace against the constant incursions of the Dark Elves . |
| 5 | It pays to drill holes in the battens , for the nails which hold the panel to the posts , to avoid splitting . |
| 6 | Hold the piston with a wrench and use another to unscrew the washer cover , then prise out the old washer and fit a replacement . |
| 7 | Hold the UZI against the base of her skull and let rip . |
| 8 | You hold the middle of the buggy like that . |
| 9 | You hold the machine on the surface and gradually tilt the blade downwards to saw through . |
| 10 | Hold the dumb-bell in the right hand . |
| 11 | Often they hold the position of a ‘ trusted uncle ’ to whom the child feels loyalty . |
| 12 | Forming the pinch pleats Hold the centre of the single pleat and press it towards the stitching line behind , to form three separate pleats of equal size . |
| 13 | Galvanised nails hold the panels to the posts |
| 14 | Hold the rig on the beach in a sailing position with wind in the sail |
| 15 | On that score there is no doubt that the principles of quantum theory , as enunciated in Chapter 3 , hold the field as the convincing account of the physics of the microworld . |
| 16 | We 've probably , I mean we , we hold the original on an A three so it might be worthwhile doing a copy of it . |
| 17 | Two screws hold the guard in the optimum position , the open sides pointing directly away from the body of the machine . |
| 18 | Hold the bar across the shoulders behind the head . |
| 19 | Hold the bar with an alternate grip , that is one palm facing outwards and one facing inwards . |
| 20 | In Dr Clarke 's analysis , context and intention hold the keys to the history of ideas . |
| 21 | Well , if you sent your money fairly recently , it 's probably still sitting in their offices unopened — Turbosoft still hold the lease on the building , and until it 's taken over by another company the GPO have no authority to recover and redirect mail . |
| 22 | ‘ At the Roman Soprintendenza we hold the role of the restorer in very high esteem , and we take full account of our restorers ’ periodic reports on the state of conservation of works in our museums ’ . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ( Hold the skewer with an oven-gloved hand and let the tip heat quickly in a gas flame or candle . |
| 25 | When you feel the quality of the leather , and hold the heft of the book . |
| 26 | Hold the lock with the face plate flush with the edge , and mark the positions for the key and spindle holes . |
| 27 | Hold the lock against the door and mark the outline of the lock in the required position . |
| 28 | Hold the lock against the door in line with the recess . |
| 29 | Then hold the receiver in the hole to determine if your ferret is slightly to one side or the other . |
| 30 | I think they hold the balance at the end do n't they ? |