Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] hold [adv prt] to " in BNC.

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1 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 ’ .
2 Its investment methods and specific investment assumptions will be held up to intense public scrutiny .
3 The hunting , fishing and shooting which Diana detests will be held up to them as badges of manhood .
4 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 .
5 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 .
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