Example sentences of "[pron] hold [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | if you hold them up to the light then you see them |
| 2 | in the bottom of the cup , it just when you hold the cup up to the light , the picture comes through , you know it 's , the shape and the colours come through when you hold it up to the light |
| 3 | So remember you hold it down for the right length and quickly take your hand off , as soon as you 've done it . |
| 4 | When she held it up to the light she saw that a small circle of skin was inflamed . |
| 5 | You held her down for the other one . |
| 6 | They held her up to the window , and she was crying and banging on the glass as we drove away . ’ |
| 7 | He was polishing glasses and he held them up to the light to check them and thereby seemed to be ignoring Maidstone completely . |
| 8 | Once the glass was full he held it up to the lantern that hung from the awning 's strut and toasted whichever patient had paid for that afternoon 's bonefishing . |
| 9 | He held it up to the light to give a clearer view . |
| 10 | He held it up for the others to see and then threw it at the thin man contemptuously who automatically caught it in both hands . |
| 11 | He held it out in the servant 's direction and let it go . |