Example sentences of "holding [adv prt] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The outstanding performers were Scott Loftus , of Old Loughts , who scored four , and Old Felstedians Chris Maitland and Paul Surridge , who has been holding down a place with National League First Division outfit Canterbury since leaving school . |
| 2 | Stroking his brow , holding down a thrashing arm , holding Boy 's precious and sweating head in my two hands on the pillow and whispering to him , go on , push , push , breathe , push , breathe , that 's it , push , push , push . |
| 3 | Many of us know the difficulties of having a dog and holding down a job . |
| 4 | People with long-term mental disorder have many problems in holding down a job . |
| 5 | In these examples I have deliberately included the C£s on the 9th fret E string and the 4th fret A string so that you can not play them while holding down a chord shape ! |
| 6 | If that does n't score highly enough to win a contest the next stage is to grapple on the ground until one player wins by holding down an opponent for 30 seconds . |
| 7 | The Canadian government body charged with holding down the cost of patented drugs is proposing amendments to its pricing guidelines at the same time a study shows that Canadian prices are often higher than the international median . |
| 8 | Punishment ranges from denying interviewers access to cabinet ministers to holding down the BBC 's licence fee , appointing suitable people to control both BBC and commercial broadcasting , and stimulating the public to accuse the broadcasters of bias . |
| 9 | Likewise , control clicking ( holding down the CTRL key while you click ) allows you to select multiple items for processing and shift clicking highlights everything from the last highlighted item to the one your pointer is over as you shift click . |
| 10 | Eventually passed on Dec. 20 the budget increased public spending by 5.3 per cent to F1,217,700 million , while holding down the budget deficit to F90,000 million , a reduction of F10,000 million from 1989 [ see p. 36707 ] . |
| 11 | The outcome reflected Western endorsement of the government 's economic policies ( and in particular its measures to foster private-sector growth while holding down the budget deficit ) , notwithstanding the concerns about the continuing war with the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) , and criticisms ( particularly from Canada ) of the government 's human rights record . |
| 12 | When you have four or five people you have a very set arrangement — like , he 's playing rhythm and you 're playing lead , so-and-so 's playing the backbeat and thingy 's holding down the chord patterns . |
| 13 | Then , while Leith was again holding down the urge to hit him , and seeing that he 'd prefer not to sack her without just cause — thereby deeply offending his cousin — he had bent and picked up his briefcase . |
| 14 | More than 1,000 women have been recalled for a repeat smear test after it was revealed Practice Nurse Ina Gordon used a wooden spatula designed for holding down the tongue instead of special metal spatulas made for the vital tests . |
| 15 | Move the mouse pointer to the top menu bar and select PATTERN by holding down the mouse button . |
| 16 | Move the magnified area up by holding down the mouse button on the up arrow and stop at row 39 . |
| 17 | Drag and Drop , a facility to move and copy text by selecting it and then holding down the mouse button , is now included . |
| 18 | By choosing one of the colours and holding down the shift key , you can then create your own colour , but rather than adding a new colour to the palette this replaces the original . |
| 19 | This is achieved by holding down the fire button until the meter below the energy bar reaches maximum , then releasing it at the right moment . |
| 20 | I do n't offer you these for twopence , ’ my Granpa would shout , holding up a cabbage in both hands , ‘ I do n't offer 'em for a penny , not even a ha'penny . |
| 21 | It seems the piece they took was holding up a window sash . |
| 22 | Anything which makes rigging and de-rigging more difficult increases the risk of someone getting tired of holding up a wing-tip and so letting it droop or even drop . |
| 23 | CONSERVATIVES in the European parliament are being blamed for holding up a plan to push through reductions of the lead content in petrol throughout the EEC . |
| 24 | And beside him , an elderly priest in a black soutane was also holding up a thumb and laughing as though he were taking part in a particularly outrageous joke . |
| 25 | The picture showed a stocky man with a shock of white hair and the typical Umbrian moon-face , wearing a chequered shirt open at the neck and holding up a newspaper . |
| 26 | One of them is holding up a sign saying ‘ Richard Arnold ’ . |
| 27 | From her elegant Park Avenue apartment come Picasso 's ‘ Femme dans un Fauteuil ’ of 1946 depicting Marie-Thérèse Walter ( est. $3.5–4.5 million ; £1.8–2.4 million ) and a magnificent Matisse , ‘ L'Asie ’ of 1946 , also currently included in the MoMA ‘ Matisse ’ show , depicting a three-quarter length female model in fur gown holding up a necklace , painted in reds , mauve , pink and gold , estimate on request . |
| 28 | Simon Cormack stared in amazement at the tall man near the door , his raincoat half-open , holding up a clothes-peg in his left hand . |
| 29 | ‘ Not so quick , cherie , ’ Rust replied , holding up a finger . |
| 30 | She was scanning the windows of the ward above , and holding up a plastic shopping bag , through which I could discern two bottles of wine and several cartons of cakes and other goodies . |