Example sentences of "he hold [pos pn] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He holds his translation of the laibon 's monologue .
2 ‘ Are you going to tell me that he holds his castle for the Empress and wo n't take you back ? ’
3 She hit him and he held her head in the toilet bowl while eating tomatoes on toast .
4 As a demonstration , he held his fingers in the candle-flame between them .
5 He held his arms in the air and crossed them above his head .
6 He held his breath under the water ; then climbed out again ( leaving the bath full ) and walked dripping back into his bedroom .
7 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 .
8 When he looked at his hand there was a bright red weal across the palm … he held his hand under the cold tap .
9 He held his hand on the door 's edge in the darkness of the hallway .
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