Example sentences of "by holding [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Move the mouse pointer to the top menu bar and select PATTERN by holding down the mouse button . |
| 2 | Now use the four-arrow icon by holding down the left mouse button on the left pointing arrow , so as to make sure that you are as far to the left as possible . |
| 3 | Move the magnified area up by holding down the mouse button on the up arrow and stop at row 39 . |
| 4 | This is achieved by holding down the fire button until the meter below the energy bar reaches maximum , then releasing it at the right moment . |
| 5 | At a time when they can no longer persuade people to move by holding out the prospect of huge capital gains , perhaps the builders will take to design as a way out . |
| 6 | There were reports that some ministers , less optimistic in the face of evidence that a number of her supporters were already defecting to Heseltine , were seeking to stabilise the situation by holding out the prospect that Mrs Thatcher might retire voluntarily in the spring , making an orderly succession possible then . |