Example sentences of "[adv] hold [pron] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 I was still holding her back from the window , and wondering what to do next , when Mr Edgar entered .
2 Do they ever hold anything down like the way they used to children 's parties at Christmas and , and ?
3 Cardiff watched him scan the wall , and then hold it up to the ceiling .
4 Wondering who had wrote it , Katherine turned the letter over in her hands , and then held it up to the light , looking for a watermark — anything which would indicate its origin .
5 Picking up the long gun , Doyle ran his finger along the barrel and then held it out to the Hare-woman .
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