Example sentences of "[adv] holding [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said Libya was not being ‘ stubborn ’ , but merely holding out for an honourable solution to the crisis . |
| 2 | I eased down , just holding on for the silver medal , but it was the end of my Commonwealth Games . |
| 3 | I did n't know they were coming from She never said she sai just said I 'm just holding out for some |
| 4 | Yet as was noted , inventions , like choices , are always constrained by social experiential factors such as available opportunities and knowledge of alternatives ; even the most ardent indeterminist would acknowledge such things ( while still holding out for an irreducible residue of free choice ) . |
| 5 | Lucien eyed the sticks , which Azmaveth was still holding out for his inspection , with suspicion . |
| 6 | ‘ Still holding out for the twenty per cent , I see , Maurice . ’ |