Example sentences of "hold [pron] [adv] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Hold him there for a second , Kelly , ’ said Bill . |
| 2 | He had to hold her one-handed for a moment , and to hold her steady even though she was fighting him hard . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've concreted up the mouth of the cave and the gap in the rocks which it burst through because I wanted to hold it there for a bit longer . |
| 4 | He held her away for a second , eyeing her curiously . |
| 5 | Then he had reached out and pulled her into his arms and held her tightly for a moment . |
| 6 | He held her tight for a moment , then released her reluctantly . |
| 7 | Fowler and Gower held him up for a while with 91 for the third wicket , but by the close of play he had two more — including a caught and bowled — and on Monday morning , cutting down his run-up , he polished off the tail to finish with 7 for 53 . |
| 8 | She took the smoke down deep into her lungs and held it there for a while before letting it out slowly . |