Example sentences of "[conj] holds it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is to require banks to hold capital specifically against market risk — broadly , the chance that the price of a share or a bond or a currency , for example , will fall , and expose the bank that holds it to loss . |
| 2 | As long as the neck is attached firmly to the body , it does n't matter if it 's bubblegum that holds it on there ! |
| 3 | Resolving medical problems , admonishing the transgressors of rules , arbitrating disputes , cracking jokes with a deadpan expression on his face , Guruji is clearly the hub of this community and the force that holds it together . |
| 4 | As long as the neck is attached firmly to the body , it does n't matter if it 's bubblegum that holds it on there ! |
| 5 | Marie helps me off with my coat and holds it while I slip the jacket on . |
| 6 | She picks up this blue skirt and holds it against her legs and then puts it back on the rail . |
| 7 | A teenage girl gets on the bus , then , as if she 's just remembered , takes out a comic story magazine and holds it out of the window . |
| 8 | It clutches the note , screws it up and holds it to its greasy black coat . |
| 9 | I love him to bits but I 'm long past the stage of believing marriage is what makes a relationship real and holds it together . |
| 10 | Two or more warp strands are tied together to form a knot which presses against the final weft strand and holds it in place . |
| 11 | Yet another , the gladiator spider , spins a small skein of silk and holds it between her four front legs . |
| 12 | Lady De Marr , Camilla , lifts her glass and holds it , abstracted for a moment . |
| 13 | He sighs , takes out the cigarette case again and holds it out to me . |
| 14 | ( Licks his finger and holds it up — facing audience . ) |
| 15 | He hands me the silver tube , lights a match and holds it under the foil while I suck in and follow the smoke . |
| 16 | Crilly kisses my hand and holds it against his mouth . |
| 17 | After a while he opens his case , takes out a glass vial and holds it up to the light . |