Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] hold [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then I do n't hold with the precept de mortuis nil nisi bonum ( I speak as a doctor , after all ) ; and it 's hard to underestimate the irritation when a critic points out something like that to you . |
| 2 | Also I do n't hold with the so-called traders in the centre of Church Street . |
| 3 | Listening to the gruff Stanier exhaust beat and mournful hooter whilst observing the artefacts and rolling stock reinforces the opinion I have always held on the Worth Valley Railways — a centre of excellence ! |
| 4 | Umbrellas could be made of oiled cloth , so that they did incidentally hold off the rain . |
| 5 | Mutual jealousy , particularly concerning affairs they had both held in the past ( 4 years ) . |
| 6 | It was Karl Franz who led the charge of the Reiksguard at the battle of Norduin against the Bretonnians , where the Emperor 's personal valour finally broke the resistance of the Bretonnian flank guard and drove them from the narrow defile which they had defiantly held throughout the battle . |
| 7 | The Rev Anthony Freeman said he felt a great sense of relief when he admitted to himself he did not hold to the traditional view of God . |
| 8 | He did well to hold off the challenge , battling bravely to last home by a short head . |