Example sentences of "[pers pn] hold [pron] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hold you in the greatest esteem for the peerless courage you displayed in all you undertook . |
| 2 | I was so relieved it was all over and my baby was alright and I held him for the first time . |
| 3 | Taking out the small leatherbound book , she held it beneath the flickering light . |
| 4 | Well I called a meeting but I did n't think I advertised it well enough because there was a lot of interest and then I think we held it at the wrong time as well did n't we , |
| 5 | They held them in the first half of the game and were only 12-10 down after 10 ends . |
| 6 | Somehow he had pulled free the phosphorus grenade , detonating it as he held it against the stinking flesh of the mercifully unseen horror that was ripping him apart . |
| 7 | In the metropolis , its seats were largely dilapidated older boroughs ; it held none of the thriving suburban seats or commuter constituencies . |