Example sentences of "[noun pl] and holds [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She brushes my hair behind my ears and holds the top bit to one side . |
| 2 | When an insect comes near , she straightens out her legs and holds the net above her head and so entraps it . |
| 3 | It walks on only five of its legs and holds the sixth out stiffly behind it so that it appears to have a sting projecting from the tip of its abdomen . |
| 4 | But this may be the grandest folly yet : a totally unsympathetic character ( a man as hard to empathize with as Mick Hucknall , whose ‘ Money Too Tight to Mention ’ graces the second commercial ) in unbelievable situations , doing ridiculous things with no discernible connection to beer at all ( unless , of course , he 's drunk when he tears up the plans , gets fired , breaks back into the offices and holds the board at gunpoint while he sells their cars ) . |
| 5 | Steve , who has won the Isle of Man race eight times and holds the outright lap record , will be arriving with his latest bike for the 1992 racing season . |
| 6 | This is not required if the relevant condition is that the parent undertaking holds a majority of the voting rights and holds the same proportion of shares as it holds voting rights |
| 7 | The Centre organises weekly seminars and holds an annual international conference . |
| 8 | The Centre for African Studies organises weekly seminars and holds an annual international conference . |