Example sentences of "[verb] hold [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After an appeal from the Constitutional Court that President and legislature settle their differences , Yeltsin and Khasbulatov reached a compromise which involved holding a constitutional referendum on April 11 , 1993 , and freezing all constitutional amendments adopted at the Congress . |
| 2 | One drill involved holding an umbrella under his armpits while striking putts . |
| 3 | Kravchuk proposed holding a conference to arrange repayment and appointing a Western bank to manage it . |
| 4 | The Likud Prime Minister , Mr Yitzhak Shamir , proposed holding the elections last May , but he is resolutely opposed to any role for Mr Yasser Arafat 's Palestine Liberation Organisation , which he insists is still committed to terrorism . |
| 5 | Balance on your bottom , knees together , feet off the ground , arms bent holding the ‘ oars ’ . |
| 6 | The jurist could consider holding a trust to be valid where the beneficiary was the same , although the trustee liable had in fact changed . |
| 7 | Will the Minister consider holding a meeting with representatives of Hydro-power , which serves the most isolated communities in Scotland which are subjected regularly to the most severe weather conditions ? |
| 8 | Hercules is often depicted holding a club and draped with a lion 's hide . |
| 9 | Erm the old on that you know , took me two years to get the bearings approved and er you know but then having to wait a year and a half cos had a year and a half 's worth of orders on 'em and promised to hold the price for three years is that 's what it took for them to use them up , er has run out , new orders have been put on but I 've got the chance of taking the business . |
| 10 | The turner still has to hold a great juddering chisel in his hands and relies on a good eye and a steady hand to ensure a true cut . |
| 11 | By law a company like British Gas has to hold a meeting of its shareholders once a year . |
| 12 | ‘ The man who beats the victim has to hold the Koran under his arm , ’ a senior official said . |
| 13 | With so many people leaving the land , something has to hold the village together . |
| 14 | On the other hand it has to hold the interest of a class for at least one viewing . |
| 15 | Actually , they both have about one per cent of other things in there designed to hold the alloy together … |
| 16 | For Le Preziose , Buitoni have created four new shapes , which do more than just look beautiful on the plate , they are specially designed to hold the delicious and subtle sauces that you 'll find in our recipes . |
| 17 | The new conservative prime minister of France , Edouard Balladur , announced tax increases designed to hold the budget deficit this year to 4.5% of GDP . |
| 18 | For the moment , however , we should recognise that the concern to strengthen intra-party democracy through constitutional reforms designed to hold the Parliamentary Labour Party accountable to the rank and file may do little to ensure that any future Labour Government delivers of its manifesto ( and possibly socialist ) promises since these reforms do not come to terms with power , the state , and the market . |
| 19 | Foreign nationals would be permitted to hold a maximum 15 per cent of the 60 Legco seats . |
| 20 | Foreign nationals would be permitted to hold a maximum 20 per cent of the 60 Legco seats ( a 5 per cent increase over the political subcommittee 's recommendations ) . |
| 21 | Suitable candidates are expected to hold a PhD in electrochemistry or a related topic ; experience at postdoctoral level is desirable but not essential . |
| 22 | Oh on Mondays and Saturdays two or three times a week and it was er available for anyone that want to hold a dance they could rent it there was no jitterbugging it was just the waltz or foxtrot and two step and then we got er one they used to kick their legs about |
| 23 | If the issue of a hung parliament arises in the future , we should be asked if we want to hold an ostracism . |
| 24 | Immediately Alec 's eyes filled with sweat again and he strained to hold the delicate balance of the bucket of fire as it moved lower and closer to the shape carved out of the ground . |
| 25 | However , four members of the organising committee tried to hold a silent protest march over the proscribed route but were chased by loyalists . |
| 26 | He tried to hold a sea chest , but his hands passed through it as through something slightly thicker than water . |
| 27 | She tried to hold the pen , but it zig-zagged all over the paper like that Planchette thing her father had used long ago . |
| 28 | John tried to hold the family together but it knocked everyone back . ’ |
| 29 | And they 'd need to hold a gun to Piggott 's head to keep him in hospital a day — no an hour — longer than strictly necessary . |
| 30 | In some places this is quite formal , and you will need to hold a letter of authority or be issued with a licence . |