Example sentences of "[noun sg] that hold it " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	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 .
2	Glancing down at the package as though it might just possibly bite , she took a deep breath and began to unpick the sellotape that held it intact .
3	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 !
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	Before Rincewind could restrain him Twoflower ran around the edge of the pit to the box , which was being dragged across the floor while its lid snapped ineffectually at the tentacle that held it .
6	Lilith Penrose removed the wedge that held it .
7	It compelled him to look closer ; to feel the smooth , damp surface ; to grasp the ring of iron that held it prisoner ; to look into the black space behind it .
8	The picture began to tremble in the hand that held it .
9	When it was pressed again , doggedly but almost blindly , he struck the questing sword expertly out of the hand that held it , with only the measured force required , and reached a hand eagerly to his adversary as he crumpled to his knees .
10	Surprise made her catch a breath , but it was the swiftly ensuing resentment that held it locked in her lungs for seconds after she should have expelled it as she stared questioningly at Luke Scott , casually elegant in a beautifully made lightweight jacket worn over a pale shirt and obviously expensive trousers with a discreetly fashionable belt .
11	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 .

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