Example sentences of "[noun] holding [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The erotic implications of the subject , the motif of the figure holding back the curtain and the very prominent position of the still lifes , call to mind such works by Cézanne as l'Eternel Féminin , the various Temptations of St. Anthony and the Après-Midi à Naples . |
| 2 | Clearly he had not been content to wait , and as she looked at the hard , handsome face she knew he was furiously angry , only good manners holding back the words that were obviously uppermost in his mind . |
| 3 | It 's in what was obviously quite a nice terrace at one time , early Victorian or something , with big fat columns holding up the porches and railings on the street and steps leading to the basement . |
| 4 | You 've the body of an angel holding out the lure of forbidden fruit , yet you 're as insubstantial as a nymph who flits through the mountain streams . |
| 5 | Apparently it does to others too , though they 're finding a couple of monolithic organisations holding up the flow . |
| 6 | First , through the City with a policeman holding up the traffic with an impassive countenance which implied that he would do the same for the Seventh Day Adventists , the Anti-Vivisection Society or the Paddington Communist Party . |
| 7 | The careful and precise manner in which these financial arrangements were laid down suggests that many who served saw the war as essentially a business enterprise holding out the promise of substantial rewards for those who were fortunate or who distinguished themselves in the field . |
| 8 | Its two-hundred-foot-high tower is surmounted by a dome on which stands a golden Virgin holding aloft the Christ-child . |
| 9 | With its Georgian frontage and those imposing pillars holding up the front porch , it still looked impressive . |
| 10 | I run between the concrete pillars holding up the elevated railway , on to the steep stairs . |
| 11 | Services of Thanksgiving were held in all churches and very well attended , and in cinemas when Mr Chamberlain was shown on Pathe News holding up the document , audiences stood and cheered . |
| 12 | He bent to pick something up , then came round the side of the bed holding out the transistor . |
| 13 | ‘ Have you been resting ? ’ he asked , his voice holding only the cool politeness a host would show to his guest . |
| 14 | The rich carving of the High Altar is by Johann Ferdinand Schorr and although it is difficult to see without binoculars , above the High Altar is a painting depicting the victory of the Battle of the White Mountain , showing the Carmelites holding aloft the small icon of the Madonna . |
| 15 | I thought the great central arch of two tree trunks looked like our Blessed Lord 's arms holding up the whole Church . |
| 16 | They may spend Saturday night together , and as often as not you see the men holding up the bar with their pints and the women sitting at the tables with their shorts . |
| 17 | Facilities are provided to enable students holding only the minimum qualification in English language to increase their proficiency in the language . |
| 18 | Facilities are provided to enable students holding only the minimum qualification in English language to increase their proficiency in the language . |
| 19 | The Dodger slid out of his coat in one smooth movement , leaving Fagin holding only the empty coat . |
| 20 | My earliest recollection of Fred was when , as a schoolboy , I watched spellbound as he returned to his home in Belfast holding aloft the old Claret Jug , signifying his victory at Hoylake in 1947 . |