Example sentences of "and held [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He put his arm around her with difficulty and held her close to him . |
| 2 | She put her arms round her girl and held her close to her heart . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , my dear heart , ’ Ven breathed , and held her close up against him for long , long happy minutes . |
| 4 | He picked me up , and held me close to him like a baby . |
| 5 | ’ He released his hand and seized my arm , shoulder , neck , waist and held me close to him . |
| 6 | He plunged at Rex , who had nowhere to run , scooped him up with a single movement and held him good and high . |
| 7 | At last Jehan began to cry , and Burun rocked him and held him close . |
| 8 | She put her arms up and held him close to her . |
| 9 | He kissed her , without undue passion , and , despite herself , Shelley reached up her arms and held him close . |
| 10 | Scott gave Ruskin little praise in his later writings and held him responsible for the introduction of the ‘ Italian mania ’ into the Gothic Revival . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | One or two snatched up their children and held them close , making signs to warn off the evil eye . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He caught Siban 's wrist and held it immobile . |
| 15 | He bent and scooped up the tin with the barrel of the revolver , and held it high . |
| 16 | I had supposed that Aunt Louise would be in bed , but she met me at the door ; opened it , in fact , and held it ready for me to come in , because there was something she was bursting to tell me : ‘ I 'm not staying in this cold place a day longer . ’ |
| 17 | She blew on the cigar and held it next to my skin . |
| 18 | He pushed through another battered-looking swing door and held it open for her . |
| 19 | Peter moved towards the door and held it open for her . |
| 20 | At the hotel Luke collected both keys from the night porter , and when they reached her room he unlocked the door and held it open for her , then closed it behind him . |
| 21 | Neil strode to the door , opened it , and held it open . |
| 22 | He put out a hand for her key , unlocked the driver 's door and held it open while she settled into her seat . |
| 23 | She crossed to the door and held it open . |