Example sentences of "[be] holding [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They do not believe you ; they think that you are holding back some secret clue that would make it all plain . |
| 2 | And they suggested many employers are holding back bad economic news until after the general election . |
| 3 | The three riders came on , but giving the feeling that they were holding back some , not anxious to ride right up until they made sure everything was keno . |
| 4 | Noriega loyalists were holding out last night in a key barracks , despite overwhelming US firepower . |
| 5 | She 's holding up this straw hat — a bit like the one in the picture on my wall — you know , the one with the man in the boat . |
| 6 | The big digger is holding up all the traffic . |
| 7 | But what really surprised me was that he was holding out both hands to me . |