Example sentences of "held [pron] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I held my jaw for a moment . |
| 2 | He held my gaze for just a fraction longer than you 'd expect , and I was certain then that underneath his professional front he was interested in me . |
| 3 | I told her I 'd been dreaming and she sat on the bed and held my hand for a bit . |
| 4 | Conflict of interest is rarely emphasised in the eighteenth century , however , and there can be little doubt that many customs officers held their posts for sound business reasons which had little to do with the remuneration offered by the crown . |
| 5 | He scored a three count on the last end of the final match against Essex for victory as Suffolk 's young bowlers held their breath for an improbable win . |
| 6 | It is not the Jacobean Marney Abbey but the actual abbey from whose stones it was built which should become the model for the great houses of Victorian England , because the original abbey — in Disraeli 's view — held its property for the common good . |
| 7 | The programme prompted a huge stream of calls from viewers who thought they may know the man who abducted Stephanie and held her captive for eight days before escaping with a £175,000 ransom . |
| 8 | He held her gaze for a couple of seconds , then dropped his own . |
| 9 | He held her gaze for a moment in an optical half-nelson . |
| 10 | She managed to laugh , held her hands for a minute in her lap . |
| 11 | Alyssia held her breath for what seemed like minutes . |
| 12 | She held her breath for a moment and then the tears and the breath burst out of her at the same time . |
| 13 | He held her eyes for a split second , and she found his gaze disconcerting . |
| 14 | As he held her eyes for a moment a look passed between them , deeply compassionate , oddly intimate . |
| 15 | But just for once Jake refrained from attacking her , though he held her eyes for a long , dangerous moment . |
| 16 | Gregson held his stare for a moment , a smile forming at the corners of his own mouth . |
| 17 | She held his gaze for a moment ; . |
| 18 | John Hitch drained what was left in his wine glass and put it down , looking across the table at Carol Jackson , who held his gaze for a moment and then went on eating . |
| 19 | He just stood there and looked at her and Maggie held his gaze for a moment before inviting him in . |
| 20 | The screw at the other end of the room held his gaze for a moment and then looked away . |
| 21 | The 32-year-old Londoner led from the start when he beat teammate Alain Prost off the grid and held his lead for six laps . |
| 22 | He was handed his first full England cap against France in February and shut out Eric Cantona so comprehensively that he held his place for the European Championship finals . |
| 23 | She had fought him off like a veritable wildcat when he 'd slung a few well-deserved insults at her , and then had had the gall to deny she had turned traitor , although her brother held his castle for Matilda , and God only knew what she , herself , had done for the Empress . |
| 24 | ‘ She told me her brother held his castle for the Empress , that he had sent her to Gloucester , that she was estranged from him . ’ |
| 25 | Alexia held his glance for a few moments , a furrow between her eyebrows , and dropped the subject . |
| 26 | ‘ The prime advantage of an exit charge would have been to the investor because he would have got into our funds at a nil cost and out again at a very low cost if he held his investment for , say , three years . ’ |
| 27 | The Director-General of RTF was appointed by the government ( as were the heads of state or public service radio and TV until 1982 ) : the ‘ DG ’ appointed in 1946 , Vladimir Porche , held his post for 11 years ; but governments conceived of broadcasting as a state administration , and Porche himself — a ‘ counseiller d'etat ’ — was the first of a long series of ‘ counseillers d'etat ’ , prefects and top civil servants to head the state broadcasting organizations , RTF and ORTF ( i.e. until 1974 ) . |
| 28 | Mr Thesiger held his post for three years in circumstances both irksome and perilous . |