Example sentences of "[noun] and hold [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mitchell is amongst those who argue against Firestone and hold out for the continuing relevance of Freud 's work . |
| 2 | She was slurring her words and holding on to the bar-top for support . |
| 3 | So my suggestion and this is only a suggestion , the beards which in the past have been interpreted as a kind of erm epigrammatic signal , in other words a kind of erm sign on the face of the male as they 're deceived , my guess is that , th that beards may actually have evolved to protect the throat because erm the critical thing in , in killing somebody is to block the , the windpipe and that 's and in fact even , even lions do this , you saw in the film when a lion kills an antelope or something , he does n't go to all the trouble of making horrible gashes , he grabs the , the windpipe and holds on until the antelope or whatever it is is just er |
| 4 | This last is finished in an open-weave stretch fabric and is located very simply by two pegs at its base and held back against the baffle by a strong magnet at the top — an exceptionally neat arrangement which , together with the lack of any visible fixings for the driver itself , gives the 103/4 very clean lines whether or not the grille is left in place . |
| 5 | As the tide rose , water was forced back up the Westbury Brook and held back by the sluice gates . |
| 6 | They kept as close as they could to the east bank of the stream and held generally towards the north . |
| 7 | Hold the tape measure loosely round the pulled back curtain and hold back against the hook . |
| 8 | The brief silence seemed to stretch down the long room and hold fast by the pillars of the door , and every eye in the hall fixed greedily on the three at the high table . |
| 9 | Friends and relatives continued to circle the liner in small boats ; a fox terrier , sent on ahead from Germany , was rowed out each day and held up towards the rail and its distant owners . |
| 10 | Cliff , the concrete contractor , and Tessa , the schoolteacher , were flipped off the paddle boat in a suck hole and held underwater by the boiling currents for a few seconds before their life-jackets brought them spluttering to the surface . |
| 11 | I smiled understanding and held on to the last wedge of the broken window , catching glimpses of the brown Yucay River snaking its way between the terraced hills . |
| 12 | There was a little tentative transit-taking on board some yachts , but most dispensed with esoteric racing rites and held back from the melee to claim clean air and water . |
| 13 | With toes pointed downwards , raise the extended leg 6ins ( 15cm ) off the floor , leaning right over to the opposite side for balance and holding on to the ankle in front of you . |
| 14 | With toes pointed , raise the extended leg 6ins ( 1 5cm ) , leaning over to the opposite side for balance and holding on to the ankle in front . |
| 15 | You sit on the saddle and try and keep your balance and hold on to the handlebars . |