Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] held the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I held the cigarette between my fingers , and waited . |
| 2 | When pouring , it had been impossible to line up the bottles with the glasses , no matter how close she held the neck of a bottle to the rim of a glass . |
| 3 | Now he held the wheel in his long-fingered brown hands , tossed a tambourine in my lap and marked a beat : ‘ Wahida , wahida , wahida ’ — ‘ One , one , one . ’ |
| 4 | The closer Sherman got to the gorilla housing area , the faster he ran , the louder he barked , and the tighter he held the pictures of Koko . |
| 5 | Well it held the conifer did n't it ? |
| 6 | I watched them leave , paying particular attention to Mathilda and how she held the arm of a grizzle-haired , thickset man who appeared to be her father . |
| 7 | Then she held the light still and drew me down to kneel beside her . |
| 8 | Resolutely she held the smile down and , since he was being so aggressive , her own tone was short as she snapped nastily , ‘ What are you doing here anyway ? ’ |
| 9 | Although both men were forced to modify their opinions later in life , initially they held the extreme ‘ nominalist ’ and ‘ essentialist ’ positions . |
| 10 | It 's near where they held the show , you know show ? |
| 11 | Charlotte could see her hand shaking where it held the cigarette , this time with rage rather than fear . |
| 12 | The principal seat of Roger de Bavent was at Shipbourne , where he held the Manor as Lay Lord 1316 . |
| 13 | Used to the sight and the smell of the dead , Athelstan did not feel queasy , though now and again he held the pomander to his nose for a welcome respite . |
| 14 | Most recently he held the position of Deputy General Manager for P&O Containers ' Gulf and South Asia Trade . |