Example sentences of "[vb past] [been] hold up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seeing Anthea each day would be a constant reminder , and neither woman could deny that the masks of civility each had been holding up to the other for months were now trampled underfoot . |
| 2 | They had n't arrived yet , because they had been held up in the traffic , but they would be along in time for an early lunch . |
| 3 | The measure had been approved by the lower chamber on Dec. 1 , but had been held up in the upper house where the LDP lacked an overall majority . |
| 4 | The adoption of land reform had been held up by the opposition of recalcitrant landlords . |
| 5 | It is understood that the deal had been held up by the Bank of England which had been seeking some form of ‘ comfort ’ from Bank of Edinburgh 's largest minority shareholder , Scottish Amicable , with 39.2 per cent , effectively asking it to stand behind depositors and take a more active role . |