Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] hold [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further preparation of collections of calcareous and phosphatic shelly Cambrian fossils may well produce dividends , and such disarticulated remains that are etched out of the rock should be held up against articulated scleritomes , either actual or hypothesized . |
| 2 | For example , persons should be held in such a way as to avoid any interference with breathing or blood circulation , or contact with sexual areas ; if possible they should be held down on soft surfaces such as a bed , chair etc . |
| 3 | Tory MPs protested the measures may be held up for two years because of delays on the Bill to ratify the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 4 | Its investment methods and specific investment assumptions will be held up to intense public scrutiny . |
| 5 | Government officials fear many more schemes will be held up in protracted dispute with the commissioner at the European Court of Appeal . |
| 6 | Goods coming into the country can be held up for other routine reasons , for example , non-completion of paperwork or the non-payment of tax and excise duties , said Customs . |
| 7 | They can be held back with stiffened , shaped bands , strips of fabric or ribbons , or with thick , coloured cords with tassels . |