Example sentences of "[coord] hold [pers pn] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Help us to cleanse it and hold it safe from the Godless forces of Communism that surround it and threaten it from within . |
2 | He moved to the side , kissing away her soft protest and holding her close to the warmth of his body . |
3 | Tolonen gave a short laugh then glanced briefly at the Captain , before taking the clipboard back from his daughter and holding it open at the place she indicated . |
4 | Scott gave Ruskin little praise in his later writings and held him responsible for the introduction of the ‘ Italian mania ’ into the Gothic Revival . |
5 | Erm , and so Freud at the beginning says that he er , he , he had a personal dislike of er Wilson , and resented him for what he had done and held him responsible for the subsequent disasters . |
6 | In his Autumn Statement in November 1989 the Chancellor of the Exchequer accused local authorities of ‘ massive overspending ’ , and held them responsible for the fact that public expenditure for 1989/90 was expected to be £1 billion higher than originally planned . |