Example sentences of "[conj] hold [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is not a model that holds up for the twentieth century , when liberalization of the divorce law was not a matter of last resort but was rather always proposed as a means of strengthening the institution of marriage ( by permitting those ‘ living in sin ’ to remarry ) ; when opinion shifted with dramatic speed , for example between the conservative recommendations of the 1956 Royal Commission on Divorce and the endorsement of profound liberalization given a mere ten years later by both the Law Commission and the Church of England ; and when the change in views of key institutions such as the Church of England were as important as those of lawyers . |
| 2 | Most people in the territories feared the PLO was in danger of rushing into some unsatisfactory settlement rather than holding out for the right conditions . |
| 3 | The crosser is required to tight-rope walk on the single strand below and hold on to the two other lines for balance . |
| 4 | Mitchell is amongst those who argue against Firestone and hold out for the continuing relevance of Freud 's work . |
| 5 | Some of the sites are enormously rich , however , and the history of palaeontology is punctuated by quite unscientific feuds between experts trying to find and hold on to the best sites for the most spectacular vertebrates . |
| 6 | It would have been customary to allow the animal its own head , and to hold on to the last truck , or hitch a lift by hanging onto the end . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Taken and imprisoned and held fast in the black depths of the Dark Ireland . |
| 9 | Colour and variety are the keynotes of the series ; children 's attention is stimulated and held throughout by the bright and lively illustrations , and the variety of text and topic types , with subjects ranging from adventure and science fiction to factual material . |
| 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 | Burford 's Trevor Smith … held on and held out in the worst of conditions to come home in twenty eighth spot … |
| 12 | The Brygos Painter 's picture is pure archaic ; the other has a strong infusion of the classical though held strictly within the archaic framework . |
| 13 | Typically flies low over water , with shrill ‘ twee-wee-wee ’ call and flickering wings , appearing distinctly bowed when held momentarily at the downward stroke . |