Example sentences of "[noun] held back the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively Aischines ' charge of ‘ bribery ’ could refer to vaguer but still politically valuable arrangements whereby the habitués of the ancient equivalent of the left-wing coffee-shop in a deme agreed to put forward no candidates in one year provided the right-wing coffee-shop held back the following year . |
| 2 | Katherine held back the tears with difficulty . |
| 3 | As always , he was driven from St-Cloud in his black Rolls Royce Phantom ; as always , when his driver held back the door , and he climbed out , he looked up at Lassalle 's building , that tall dark tower , and then passed inside . |
| 4 | But the chances of Paris opening the decade with a momentous show were always dashed when the Germans held back the three most significant new cars still due this year — the new Audi 100 and BMW 3-series in a matter of weeks and the Mercedes S-Class by months . |
| 5 | The Siege of Praag lasted throughout the spring and summer , during which time the brave defenders held back the greater part of the Chaos forces . |