Example sentences of "hold [adj] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Holding firm with one hand , cut and shape the cake as illustrated . |
| 2 | David Timmis held firm with 26 in 44 overs but received little support as Oswestry were sent back for 109 . |
| 3 | Tail held erect with its whole length quivered This gentle quivering action is often seen after a cat has been greeted by its owner . |
| 4 | Criminal statistics , which reflect only the informal justice which was held compatible with these all-too-human streets , and faded photographs of carefully posed moments of tranquillity , tell us one thing about this ‘ stable and carefree era ’ . |
| 5 | Strip any leaves from the portion to be buried , and then expose some of the inner tissues near a node by scraping bark from the underside , twisting the stem to break some of the fibres , or by making a long sloping cut into the centre of the stem to form a ‘ tongue ’ , held open with a matchstick . |
| 6 | The heading must be fixed to the arch , and the curtains are draped back and held open with tie bands . |
| 7 | The gate should be held level with offcuts of 50mm timber before drilling the hole for the bolt . |
| 8 | How then to conceptualise works such as Polly Binns ' minimalist and rather beautiful series ‘ Overstrand to Side Strand ’ ( 1992 ) , white linen squares , slit , painted and stitched ; Beverley Clark 's untitled construction with its large wood-stained pieces of canvas threaded onto nylon , like the beads of a child 's necklace ; or Sally Freshwater 's snaking folds of linen held taut with rods , expanding across one wall of the Crafts Council gallery . |
| 9 | Which she held stiff-fingered with her pinkie up . |
| 10 | It contains almost every type of habitat a discerning bird could wish for : a scrub full of buck thorn , sand dunes held secure with mar ram grass , salt marsh rich with colonising plants , lush woodland and pasture near old farm buildings , shingle spits and winding muddy creeks . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , this had not held true with her last boss . |