Example sentences of "held [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abingdon held on for a deserved victory however , in one of the best games this reporter has seen this season . |
| 2 | In the end , they held on for the vital points , having gained five in their last three games to ensure safety . |
| 3 | St Albans held on for the rest of the match to win 2–1 and take the ladies ' title for the second time and make up for four previous final defeats by Mutineers . |
| 4 | It seemed that the Bangor girl had timed her late surge to perfection , but Martin held on for the closest of wins . |
| 5 | By the end of the Middle Ages there were various categories of copyholder , the best placed being those who held by inheritance with the entry fine to the land being fixed , while the less fortunate held for a term of life , with an uncertain entry fine to be paid by the successor , or even , although this was unusual , held only for a term of years ( 79 , p.47 ; 82 , pp.60–2 ) . |
| 6 | It was normal practice for Rome to establish buffer states on her frontiers in the form of client kingdoms , an arrangement which held only for the lifetime of the chosen ruler . |
| 7 | SCUNTHORPE , down to 10 men for more than an hour , equalised , forced extra time and then held out for a second replay . |
| 8 | She held out for a federal party in the negotiations with the Russians ( 1902 ) to the point where the talks broke down . |
| 9 | Aussie skipper Border and pace bowler Merv Hughes , who was fined Pounds 185 , appealed vigorously for lbw decisions as tail-enders Ian Bishop and Courtney Walsh held out for a draw in Brisbane . |
| 10 | Richard and a few followers escaped downstream to Geoffrey de Rancon 's castle at Taillebourg while the bulk of his troops were driven back into the cathedral , where they held out for a few days . |
| 11 | She held out for a mammoth ten seconds and then , weak where he was concerned , she could hold out no longer , and collapsed weakly , clingingly , against him . |
| 12 | Visitors Cholmondeley held out for a draw on 130 for seven . |
| 13 | Hightown were shackled by John O'Brien ( 5–36 ) but held out for a draw . |
| 14 | After the interval , chances were few and far between and most of the early play took place in mid-field , but towards the end Hucklecote applied severe pressure , but the visitor 's defence superbly mastered by outside half , Neil Smith held out for a fine hard-earned victory . |
| 15 | The very idea of Poland was an insult to everything Frederick thought Prussia stood for , and the only hope he held out for the Poles was that partition and Germanisation would turn them into useful members of society . |
| 16 | For the first time since Tamar had met her , the putty-coloured cheeks were flushed and the hands which she held out for the child were shaking . |
| 17 | What is important to highlight at this juncture is the attraction that such a possibility held out for the intellectual workers of the time . |
| 18 | Mushtaq Ahmed held out for an hour-and-a-half for 11 , standing by Malik while the biggest stand of the innings — 64 — was constructed . |
| 19 | But the English Commissioners and English Government held out for an incorporating union , and prevailed . |