Example sentences of "[conj] hold [pos pn] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As can be seen , the Dutch do more than hold their own in the strong German classes , even at this level . |
| 2 | Lucy Lane enjoyed the distinction of having convinced Wycliffe that a woman could more than hold her own in the serious crimes squad and not only in rape cases . |
| 3 | We tend to think of the reptiles as somehow past their ‘ prime ’ , but it would be more accurate to say that they had been displaced from the top jobs in nature , while more than holding their own in the shop floor . |
| 4 | ‘ We can win the Second Division and hold our own in the Premier . |
| 5 | The pound also shook off the jitters and held its own against the mark and the dollar . |