Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] hold " in BNC.
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1 | Where an unauthorised act outside the normal scope of his authority is committed by a partner or someone holding himself out to be a partner , liability will not attach to the firm . |
2 | ( ii ) at all times at least one share in the body must be so held either by a member who or which is a solicitor or a recognised body and who or which beneficially owns that share ; or by a member who or which holds that share as nominee for a solicitor or for a recognised body or for a receiver appointed under section 99 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in respect of a solicitor . |
3 | ( ii ) at all times at least one share in the body must be so held either by a member who or which is a solicitor or a recognised body and who or which beneficially owns that share ; or by a member who or which holds that share as nominee for a solicitor or for a recognised body or for a receiver appointed under section 99 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in respect of a solicitor . |
4 | Elizabeth Francis has now moved to St. Anne 's where she holds the Evans Pritchard Junior Research Fellowship in the Social Anthropology of Africa . |
5 | Liddell was Maxwell 's official mouthpiece on matters concerning the Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail , where she held directorships . |
6 | Wyn devised a laborious system of communication where she held up letters and Norman would nod for ‘ yes ’ and shake his head for ‘ no ’ . |
7 | Hard fingers were gripping her hand where she held the Campari , levering the bottle upright . |
8 | I dropped the axe , wiped my temples and joined her where she held the incandescent bung away from her skin . |
9 | Organisational authority refers to the scope and amount of discretion given to a person to make decisions , by virtue of the position he or she holds in the organisation . |
10 | Dealings with clients ' money — a solicitor must keep a careful and separate account of any money of yours that he handles and must account to you for deposit interest if he or she holds a significant amount of your money for a significant length of time . |
11 | Solicitors ' Practice Rule 14 requires solicitors who wish to provide structural surveys or formal property valuations to ensure that : ( 1 ) the work is carried out by a principal or employee who is a chartered surveyor or who holds another professional qualification approved by the Council of the Law Society ; and ( 2 ) an appropriate additional contribution is paid to the Solicitors ' Indemnity Fund ( see Chapter 12 ) . |
12 | We found ( Appendix II , section 5 ) that on one London estate where we held group discussions several people lived at addresses which they said had been blacklisted in this way , because of bad payers who had lived there before them ; as a consequence , they felt they were being made to suffer from the bad reputation of the previous tenants . |
13 | The shabby room above the tobacconist 's shop where we held our ward meetings became home to me and , in a queer way , made me feel whole and integrated again so that I began to look back on the activities I had taken part in with Sophie as some kind of mental aberration . |
14 | Much interest was shown in Medau at a recent ‘ Come and Try It ’ day at Nede House , East Grinstead where we held our own alongside aerobic sessions , soroptomists demonstrations , ballet . |
15 | Most people who have been seasoned by these violent irruptions stay indoors , where they hold typhoon parties , or watch the progress of the storm on the television . |
16 | They were all walking along the lane that led to Ferngrove Park , where they held their Pack Meetings . |
17 | Instead they fought the corner for multi-racial sport by taking themselves off to Zwide , a township near Port Elizabeth ( see pages 38 and 39 ) , where they held a coaching clinic for black and coloured youngsters . |
18 | Richard and a few followers escaped downstream to Geoffrey de Rancon 's castle at Taillebourg while the bulk of his troops were driven back into the cathedral , where they held out for a few days . |
19 | Later in the day , the saboteurs organised a march from Bicester Town Centre to the stables , where they held a service dedicated to the lack of civilisation in Western Society . |
20 | Some competitors just are n't quick enough off the mark , or they hold back instead of thrusting in strongly . |
21 | The 53-year-old leader was shown standing with a reporter in a large hall next to his home , where he holds public meetings . |
22 | Blake Morrison will be literary editor ; he also leaves the Observer , where he held the same position . |
23 | The second class of locative , or local names , are , as hinted in the last sentence , based on place names — such as where a man lived , where he held land , or where he hailed from . |
24 | The policy had aroused the hostility of the earl of Warwick , himself a landowner in the south march , where he held Glamorgan and Abergavenny in his wife 's right . |
25 | It gave him a role in parts of the north where he held no land of his own . |
26 | Ralph lord Greystoke was a member of the ducal council and probably contributed to the extension of ducal influence across the Derwent into the Wolds , where he held land and where the ducal associate Ralph Bigod had Greystoke connections . |
27 | From 1890 until his death he practised as a solicitor in Uckfield , East Sussex , where he held several public appointments , and established his own law firm in partnership with Ernest Hart in 1905 . |
28 | A chemical engineer , his career with BP started in 1969 at Kent refinery where he held numerous technical and operational posts before its closure in 1982 . |
29 | But his arms reached to enfold her , drawing her against his chest , where he held her closely for several long moments . |
30 | Baker went to St Petersburg on Sept. 13 , where he held talks with mayor Anatoly Sobchak . |