Example sentences of "holding [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And holding them up for a little bit of erm laughter . |
| 2 | A word of caution at this point : do not list specific skills that you do not have unless you feel that the lack of these skills is holding you back in a particular area . |
| 3 | And wished he had n't because , two weeks later , Donald was holding him up with a sawn-off shotgun for an hour and a half . |
| 4 | It was now obvious that the horse was a stayer and yet Harry Short 's stable jockey had recently ridden him as if his best distance was six furlongs , holding him up for a late run . |
| 5 | Sophie grabbed the cord that encircled her throat , holding it out like a tight collar . |
| 6 | ‘ I would like to have seen him holding us back with an old sword in his hand . ’ |