Example sentences of "[noun sg] [that] hold [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the prevalence of this illusion that held the key to the overwhelming popularity of the League and of collective security in Britain in the mid-1930s . |
| 2 | ‘ Just a girl who could n't say ‘ No ’ , ’ said Barney with a quiet irony that held a hint of resignation . |
| 3 | The recent collapse of the Communist Party , which used to win a third of the votes , has taken away the vital ingredient of fear that held the system together . |
| 4 | I turn the cuphook that holds the door closed … |
| 5 | The overalls were very complicated with lots of zip fasteners , and under the arm there was a leather piece that held a long-bladed knife . |
| 6 | Much less satisfactory , however , is the harsh rule that holds a writer responsible for unintentional defamation , where readers have jumped to a conclusion which was never intended . |
| 7 | In order to reach this tablet you will pass the entrance to the crypt that holds the Duomo treasury and the body of the saint himself . |
| 8 | The board that held the keys in the porter 's charge hung just within the doorway , and she had sharp enough eyes to pick out the nail that was empty , and the fellow to the absent key close beside it . |
| 9 | She turned to a glass case that held a number of boxes , and after a moment she said , ‘ No , I 'm afraid not . |
| 10 | That 's why I 'm submitting a budget that holds the growth in spending to less than the rate of inflation . |
| 11 | Then when he became a supporter of the organic movement — ironically through sitting on the Select Committee on agriculture that held an enquiry into the effects on people 's health linked to the use of pesticides — it was all too much for the farming press and his local party workers . |
| 12 | He gave her a hard , penetrating look , a look that held a charge . |
| 13 | Brenda put her hand over and pulled back the bar that held the gate shut . |
| 14 | He hesitated , then gave a short laugh that held no humour whatsoever . |
| 15 | It has linked with Leverton , the Unilever subsidiary that holds the UK Caterpillar distributorship , to offer generating plant in the 50KW to 1MW bracket , based on a diesel engine converted to burn natural gas , with the waste heat used wherever possible . |
| 16 | In her shapeless garments , she had the silhouette of a Russian ‘ Babushka ’ doll , the type that held a number of smaller dolls within its hollow wooden shell . |
| 17 | The simple musical patterns used are a metaphor that holds the stories together . |
| 18 | It is a strange magical power , the power of frost and chill , of ice that holds the rivers in its thrall , and cold that snaps branches and tumbles trees to the ground . |
| 19 | Those , you know your little pieces of wood that hold the glass |
| 20 | A breastsummer is n't just a piece of wood stuck over a gap , it 's a piece of wood that holds the walls together , and the rest of the building up . |
| 21 | But ‘ there is no one method , medium , approach , device , or philosophy that holds the key to the process of learning to read … |
| 22 | The famous Bullock report of 1975 , A language for life , after an investigation of teaching in schools , came to the conclusion that ‘ there is no one method , medium , approach , device , or philosophy that holds the key to the process of learning to read ’ ( DES , 1975 , p.77 ) . |
| 23 | Each territory , comprising six to seven multiple-family houses , has its own ‘ master of the territory ’ , who is the ruwang that holds the supreme position in a loose hierarchy of ruwatu ( pl. ) within it . |
| 24 | However , it is this latter point that holds the key to understanding the different views , and , although a full analysis is beyond the scope of this book , it is worth exploring briefly . |
| 25 | Now , Maisie 's beloved son had grown much taller , possessed of the broad shoulders of a man , his face having acquired a gaunt handsome profile that held a certain arrogance . |
| 26 | Any radial axis setting is by friction fit on the suspension tube that holds the radio-controlled shutter release system , and the camera angle Is similarly preset for each large format exposure before sending aloft . |
| 27 | This theme was being maintained a year later , by which time it was clear that the incentive that held the greatest attraction for Japanese buyers was still the discount , particularly as the hazards of lifting oil in the Gulf were making insurance so expensive . |
| 28 | As library users have found to their cost , the shelf that held the books marked 636.7 last week might hold books quite differently numbered today , as the stock grows and books move along , and yet the position of a subject 's bookstock can rapidly be found once the all.important subject number is identified from the index . |
| 29 | All he did know at this moment was that it seemed a shame a girl such as Maggie here , with brains , because she was no fool , and a talent such as she had , should be encased in a body that held no appeal . |
| 30 | ‘ Bastards ! ’ he said loudly , and repeated the oath as he reached up to untie the string that held the body of the puppy . |