Example sentences of "hold [adj] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given that the majority was aligned on grounds which had nothing to do with policy , it was difficult for strangers to vote so publicly and at the same time to hold aloof from an alignment in which they had no personal interest , and which might even have damaged their commercial interests . |
| 2 | She accepted the farewells of her parents and brothers as if in a dream : her real self seemed to hold aloof from the tearful embraces of her mother , the kisses of her brothers , and her father 's last loving hug before she stepped into the boat to be rowed out across the harbour . |
| 3 | Over the bridge that spans the turgid flowing stream at Lepley and past Camp 5 , and sub-Camp 5 where the foreigners are held incommunicado from the domestic fodder of the Colonies . |
| 4 | Much of the Liberal pacifist opinion which had held aloof from the UDC rallied to Landsdowne , though hopes of securing support from other major political figures for a direct challenge to Lloyd George were disappointed . |
| 5 | America , which had always held aloof from more active participation in the exploitation , became the strongest advocate of the 1899–1900 ‘ Open Door ’ policy , which maintained China 's right to national integrity and the equal entitlement of all nations to economic opportunity in China . |
| 6 | He had helped to entertain Henry and a vast gathering of kings and nobles for seven days at Limoges in February 1173 and had held aloof from the revolts of 1168 and 1173–4 . |
| 7 | On Jan. 17 Farah Aydid seized control of the city 's port from the Achamou , a militia set up by Mahdi Mohammed in August 1991 which had hitherto held aloof from the clan fighting . |