Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [be] hold " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite distinct from the implications for increased efficiency , where managers are seen as holding positions of power for the purpose of furthering the public interest it is appropriate that there should be public participation in the formulation of appropriate performance standards and that those who have culpably fallen below them should be held to account in a public forum . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't see why I should be held hostage over your quarrel with my brother ! ’ |
| 3 | Erm again when I have bad days with these wrists they just give way , and this is not a mental thing at all , I mean I could be holding a , a glass or a cup in my hand or a , a , a dish of something for that matter , and the er the nerves just relax the muscle and out it goes , it 's n n I do n't know it 's going to happen , but it can happen . |
| 4 | When I moved to Gloucestershire in 1961 I was told by a neighbour to lie low and remember that , although the progeny of an adjacent county ( Worcestershire ) , I would be held a foreigner by Gloucestershire folk for at least 25 years . |
| 5 | ‘ I will be holding surgeries at Netherton Park Community Centre so people can air their views and tell me if there is a problem , ’ he said . |
| 6 | General Accident will insure you for all sums which you may be held legally liable to pay for death or injury to other persons or damage to their property , as a result of any accident involving any motor cycle which your certificate of motor insurance permits you to drive or use . |
| 7 | General Accident will insure you for all sums which you may be held legally liable to pay in connection with your caravan and the plot on which your caravan is situated together with any fences , hedges , posts or chains around the plot resulting in |
| 8 | Until more is known concerning his death , I judge that you must be held in confinement within my custody . |
| 9 | They would not let her speak at table and made her wear a white canvas apron and a short gown ‘ so that she should be held a fool ’ ; but , said Margery with unholy self-satisfaction , ‘ she was held in more worship than they were , wherever they went ’ . |
| 10 | she might be holding still for me to hear : |
| 11 | What worried her most of all was that she might be held in equal suspicion . |
| 12 | Did they not tell you that you might be held ? |
| 13 | And in a moment she 'll be holding my hand . |
| 14 | There had been a tremendous hash made of one contract by her predecessor , it was true , but that had all but been completed when it had landed on her desk , so there was no way she could be held to account for it . |
| 15 | If you do , you remain responsible for your child even while you 're out and if anything goes wrong , you 'd be held responsible for your babysitter 's welfare , too . |
| 16 | Keep your chequebook and your cheque card separate : If you make it easy for a thief to plunder your account by keeping your chequebook and card together , you could be held responsible for the whole amount . |
| 17 | Find the name of the news editor or the particular specialist reporter and announce that you will be holding the conference to make a ‘ significant announcement ’ . |
| 18 | You will be held responsible for ensuring that all work adheres to regulations . |
| 19 | Unless we hear from you to the contrary within the next days , you will be held as admitting liability ’ . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | To find which of the five is the most fragrant , we 'll be holding a studio sniff-in on Morning Edition at 8.45am on Saturday August 31 . |
| 22 | If I had known someone who looked similar to me , we could have walked down the street together , wearing similar clothes or something ; we 'd be holding each other 's hands in a sense , it would have been easier . |
| 23 | In America we 'd be holding out banners for them in the streets of their home town . |
| 24 | We shall be holding meetings in the new offices , but we shall continue to use Kingsgate House and other DTI buildings in the Victoria Street area . |
| 25 | If you have questions about the Off-Site Emergency Plan , or are unclear about what is involved , we shall be holding a public meeting for you to meet representatives from the Emergency Services , the Health Authority , the District and County Councils and CIBA-GEIGY Plastics . |
| 26 | This year we shall be holding our Reunion at the Seymour Leisure Centre , close to Edgware Road Underground Station . |
| 27 | At his suggestion we will be holding a car boot sale at ‘ The Tip ’ in the near future . |
| 28 | This Sunday we will be holding our popular ‘ Question of Soccer ’ quiz in the bar . |
| 29 | He said : ‘ The new season does not start until October but we will be holding our own practice matches before then , starting with the first event on 17 June at the big pool at Barlaston . |
| 30 | On the 26 August , we will be holding the promised follow-up to our Emergency Services open day . |