Example sentences of "[pers pn] hold [pron] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am praised because I held it by the tail . ’ |
| 2 | You hold them in the middle like that so you , it 's strong . |
| 3 | Tea parties are wonderful fun — especially if you hold them in the garden on a hot day . |
| 4 | I kept seeing Sergia 's face as she held me in the air looked me over . |
| 5 | They were heavy and sparkled when she held them to the light , and she thought they were the most beautiful things she would ever own . |
| 6 | He pulled his hand gently from hers , and , still gentle , put his arm around her to hold her by the shoulder . |
| 7 | and Andrew he did n't want her to hold him in the water , he wanted to walk |
| 8 | he holds himself on the sofa |
| 9 | He holds me like the devil himself . |
| 10 | He holds you by the voice of his demands , |
| 11 | Still watching me , he held them near the lamp until they caught fire . |
| 12 | Riding , she had noticed how straight he held himself in the saddle , how unruffled he had been when leading his horse across a fast-flowing stream , how easily he brought his mount to jump a wall ; as though he were part of the animal he rode . |
| 13 | Grabbing at the Zodiac 's tow line , he held himself against the river for a moment , getting his breath back . |
| 14 | Expecting to find a look of mockery on his face , she was disconcerted to see that it held nothing of the sort . |