Example sentences of "hold [pron] [noun sg] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are you going to tell me that he holds his castle for the Empress and wo n't take you back ? ’ |
| 2 | At night , I hold my excuse for a pillow , and think about your face and your hair and your incredible eyes . |
| 3 | She let Maxim hold her hand for a moment , then swept regally past and merged herself carefully with one of the big chairs . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm impressed , ’ he observed , holding her gaze for a moment . |
| 5 | Manufacturers of mouth washes and breath fresheners must be holding their breath for the results ! |
| 6 | Holding his gaze for a moment , she sighed . |
| 7 | We were n't exactly holding our breath for the arrival of these Lakewood flat-top guitars , but within five minutes of the boxes being opened , the two of them — and one of them in particular — were drawing noises of appreciation from all present . |
| 8 | A guest at the Los Angeles hotel where the £30,000 video was shot revealed : ‘ Sade kept on having to hold her breath for the scenes in the pool . |
| 9 | I held my jaw for a moment . |
| 10 | I told her I 'd been dreaming and she sat on the bed and held my hand for a bit . |
| 11 | He held her gaze for a couple of seconds , then dropped his own . |
| 12 | He held her gaze for a moment in an optical half-nelson . |
| 13 | She held her breath for a moment and then the tears and the breath burst out of her at the same time . |
| 14 | Gregson held his stare for a moment , a smile forming at the corners of his own mouth . |
| 15 | She held his gaze for a moment ; . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He just stood there and looked at her and Maggie held his gaze for a moment before inviting him in . |
| 18 | The screw at the other end of the room held his gaze for a moment and then looked away . |
| 19 | ‘ She told me her brother held his castle for the Empress , that he had sent her to Gloucester , that she was estranged from him . ’ |