Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] hold [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tea parties are wonderful fun — especially if you hold them in the garden on a hot day . |
| 2 | I am praised because I held it by the tail . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I kept seeing Sergia 's face as she held me in the air looked me over . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd take your clothes off now and prove it to you , ’ he said thickly , and his hands were shaking as they held her by the hips . |
| 6 | ‘ Remember one thing ! ’ he said angrily , only just controlling himself as he held her by the shoulders . |
| 7 | 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 . |