Example sentences of "he held the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He held the mutilated carving close before Harry 's face and made him look at it . |
| 2 | He held the frail hand . |
| 3 | ‘ Tell me more , ’ he said to the stranger , as he held the unconscious girl gently in his arms . |
| 4 | He held the second half of the innings together , passed 5,000 Test runs , and saw the total to 260 . |
| 5 | Lindsey saw his expression change and suddenly , amazingly , he held the squirming scrap of life in his hands . |
| 6 | It says … , ’ he held the fluttering sheet of foolscap firmly to the table , … we have to lie down against an inner wall — under the table if possible . |
| 7 | He held the black square in his other hand . |
| 8 | He held the tiny statue up so that it was in clear view of the camera . |
| 9 | He held the sleeping baby and was alternately happy and tortured with fear that something might happen to her . |
| 10 | In other words , he held the local authority as partly accountable for the situation that developed at the school . |
| 11 | Blake Morrison will be literary editor ; he also leaves the Observer , where he held the same position . |
| 12 | He held the same views about the dangers of Serbian nationalism , and he tried to defend Pavlović from his accusers . |
| 13 | He held the same office under Richard III ( apart from a few months when it was held by the duke of Buckingham ) and as the main financial officer in south Wales was largely responsible for funding royal servants such as Tyrell and Richard Newton . |
| 14 | He held the same office under Richard III ( apart from a few months when it was held by the duke of Buckingham ) and as the main financial officer in south Wales was largely responsible for funding royal servants such as Tyrell and Richard Newton . |
| 15 | This does not seem to affect his boxing , however , for he won the title for which he challenges tonight twice , and he held the light flyweight championship through three defences . |
| 16 | He held the crumpled ball of paper towards her , shaking his head . |
| 17 | He held the broken door and shoved people into the street . |