Example sentences of "hold back the british " in BNC.
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| 1 | The point of contact between British and French colonies was still on the seacoast , and here the British regular forces and the colonial militia co-operated effectively and captured the fortress of Louisbourg , which the French had fortified at immense cost to command the entrance to the St. Lawrence and hold back the British in Nova Scotia . |
| 2 | It was still convenient to hold that the Labour Party relied on a " left " Party " which will stand between the Communist Party and the Labour Party and hold back the British workers from following the revolutionary policy of the Communist International " . |
| 3 | It was perhaps the argument that this imposition of middle-class morality was holding back the British cinema which led to the matter becoming an issue of public concern . |
| 4 | The Communist Party had continually attacked the ILP regarding the disaffiliation issue as a temporary manoeuvre " to hold back the British workers from the revolutionary policy of the Communist lnternational " . |
| 5 | And many films attacked the sort of conservative attitudes which held back the British war effort . |