Example sentences of "[conj] hold [pron] [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 | Help us to cleanse it and hold it safe from the Godless forces of Communism that surround it and threaten it from within . |
| 6 | He moved to the side , kissing away her soft protest and holding her close to the warmth of his body . |
| 7 | Tolonen gave a short laugh then glanced briefly at the Captain , before taking the clipboard back from his daughter and holding it open at the place she indicated . |
| 8 | Scott gave Ruskin little praise in his later writings and held him responsible for the introduction of the ‘ Italian mania ’ into the Gothic Revival . |
| 9 | Erm , and so Freud at the beginning says that he er , he , he had a personal dislike of er Wilson , and resented him for what he had done and held him responsible for the subsequent disasters . |
| 10 | In his Autumn Statement in November 1989 the Chancellor of the Exchequer accused local authorities of ‘ massive overspending ’ , and held them responsible for the fact that public expenditure for 1989/90 was expected to be £1 billion higher than originally planned . |
| 11 | The pound also shook off the jitters and held its own against the mark and the dollar . |