Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] hold [adv prt] [prep] " 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 | ‘ Our great founder laid down a rule in his will that anyone who went to prison would not have to pay his subscription during the time that he was unable to use the club premises , and that any unused portion of his subscription should be held over until his release . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Long hair must be held back with an elastic band : clasps and metal grips are not allowed . |
| 5 | None could be held up as creator , sustainer or judge of the world . |
| 6 | Even the quest for fire , an element of nature taken for granted in the twentieth century , Whitaker felt could be held up as an artifact of wonder through the medium of Doctor Who . |
| 7 | However , the Associated Press news agency reported on Feb. 8 that the package could be held up in the European Parliament , due to opposition from the socialist group because of concerns about Syria 's human rights record . |
| 8 | The trailer brakes could be held off by a separate braking system when coupled to the tractor . |
| 9 | I believe the frat kid may be holding back in order to avoid hurting the ailing legend . |
| 10 | Tory MPs protested the measures may be held up for two years because of delays on the Bill to ratify the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 11 | They may be held down with scotch tape . |
| 12 | In addition , the economies of the most advanced capitalist nations would advance to a point where any further development of production would be held back by the crises of capitalism and by the desire to produce for profit rather than the general good . |
| 13 | The document states that Richard Walter Jenkins shall ‘ absolutely renounce and abandon the use of the surname of the parent and shall bear the surname of the adopter and shall be held out to the world and in all respects treated as if he were in fact the child of the adopter ’ . |
| 14 | Its investment methods and specific investment assumptions will be held up to intense public scrutiny . |
| 15 | The hunting , fishing and shooting which Diana detests will be held up to them as badges of manhood . |
| 16 | Another concern of the book is indeed with concepts and with theorizing , and throughout this chapter concepts — from deindustrialization to uneven development to full employment — will be held up to scrutiny . |
| 17 | In Orkney the abandoned wreck of the Bettina Danica will be held up as proof that tough controls are needed on shipping passing through the treacherous waters of the Pentland Firth . |
| 18 | Government officials fear many more schemes will be held up in protracted dispute with the commissioner at the European Court of Appeal . |
| 19 | How far do you agree with the statement that the development of GIS applications will be held up by ( i ) lack of digital cartographic data and ( ii ) lack of skilled personnel ? |
| 20 | The Third SERA Teacher Researcher Conference will be held on at Stirling University . |
| 21 | It will be held on in St Thomas More 's Parish Hall , Middlesbrough from 9.45am and will conclude with Mass at 4pm. , celebrated by Fr. |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The professionals use clapper-boards for this , but sheets of paper with the numbers written in felt-tip pen can be held up to the camera , and they serve just as well . |
| 24 | They can be held back with stiffened , shaped bands , strips of fabric or ribbons , or with thick , coloured cords with tassels . |
| 25 | At least that way there is no way you can be held back by the so-called ‘ glass ceiling ’ — the phrase coined in the United States to describe the invisible barriers that allow women to rise only so far in an organisation . |