Example sentences of "hold a [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A T-SHIRT may hold a clue to the ‘ cab driver ’ rapist who kept a mum prisoner for 16 hours . |
| 2 | Athelstan made him sit on the floor with his back to the wall and , crouching down beside him , told him quietly what he had learnt : how the wood carving being made for the coronation pageant might hold a clue to the killer 's identity . |
| 3 | The administration will also hold a plebiscite within the next six months for the approval of constitutional reforms . |
| 4 | The Labour party can not hold a candle to the Government 's record in terms of helping elderly people with the costs of heating . |
| 5 | can I suggest and I du n no , it might not work we have a lot of children who find it difficult to wo to work at home could we hold a detention in the resource centre for the hour so if other children want to use it , I do n't know , is it open after school ? |
| 6 | She not only bit , kicked , and knocked them down ; but she would also hold a child on the ground by wrapping her jaws around the child 's throat , or bite a child in the face . |
| 7 | If such an agreement had not been reached within 18 months , the government of Quebec would hold a referendum on the issue of independence . |
| 8 | Hurworth Comprehensive Parent-Teacher Association will hold a ceilidh at the school on February 22 at 8pm . |
| 9 | The judice per le indagini preliminari will hold a hearing in the presence of the accused and his counsel on the basis of the prosecutor 's file . |
| 10 | If you can not find the card , it could be for one of two reasons : that the library does not hold a copy of the book ; or that the book is of a special kind and is listed under one of the special catalogues . |
| 11 | She will also hold a reception on the Royal yacht Britannia . |
| 12 | If you pumped hard enough you could probably find some jackass willing to say he 'd be damned if he 'd ‘ let the niggers hold a barbecue on the White House lawn ’ . |
| 13 | They do not hold a light to the more flamboyant and colourful dendrodorids but are nevertheless beautiful in a grotesque sort of way . |