Example sentences of "hold [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is not a model that holds up for the twentieth century , when liberalization of the divorce law was not a matter of last resort but was rather always proposed as a means of strengthening the institution of marriage ( by permitting those ‘ living in sin ’ to remarry ) ; when opinion shifted with dramatic speed , for example between the conservative recommendations of the 1956 Royal Commission on Divorce and the endorsement of profound liberalization given a mere ten years later by both the Law Commission and the Church of England ; and when the change in views of key institutions such as the Church of England were as important as those of lawyers . |
| 2 | Indeed , Bailey holds up for critical scrutiny the idea that schools can prepare young people for a world of rapid technological change by concentrating on the very technology which is subject to change ; rather , he suggests , the best basis for adaptability is a liberal education aimed at generating a wide understanding and the development of reason and autonomy . |
| 3 | From a pocket in the case , he removes a copy of a painting of Jesus , which he holds up for me to see , widening his eyes like he used to when challenging an opponent or the press . |
| 4 | It holds out for beauty over mere rhetoric , active passion over passive submission . |
| 5 | Without the imperative of obedience , albeit lovingly enforced , the child may come to conclude that if he holds out for long enough , demanding his own will , he 'll get his own way in the end . |
| 6 | The major obstacles to more conservative — Dr Anusavice holds out for ‘ ultraconservative ’ — dentistry are the outmoded attitudes of dentists and their patients . |
| 7 | The man counts the money and they argue for a while , Tod saying nine hundred , the man saying seven , then the man saying six while Tod holds out for a thou , and so on . |
| 8 | Well I put me clothes out at twelve o'clock , I says to Linda if it holds out for a couple |
| 9 | These include a one per cent discount for single contributions and a five per cent loyalty bonus for people who hold on for ten years . |
| 10 | Champions hold on for exciting draw |
| 11 | Yeah , hold on for a time , I 'll be with you in a minute . |
| 12 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |
| 13 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |
| 14 | Hold up for 5 counts . |
| 15 | Hold up for 10 counts . |
| 16 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 3 counts . |
| 17 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |
| 18 | Hold up for a count of 10 , relax and repeat . |
| 19 | Lying down , with knees bent towards the chest , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 20 | Raise the elbows head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 21 | Repeat 3 more times and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 22 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 23 | Repeat 3 more times , and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 24 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 25 | Repeat 3 more times , and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 26 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 27 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 28 | Repeat 3 more times and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 29 | Lying as shown , raise the elbows head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 30 | Repeat 3 more times and hold up for 10 counts each time . |