Example sentences of "hold it [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , Mr X gives property to Mr Z who holds it absolutely for the infant unmarried son of Mr X. That is a transfer of an asset and a settlement for the purposes of ss663 and 664 ( although the Revenue may not apply ss663 where the income is not paid to the infant ) . |
| 2 | He sticks one between his teeth but does n't light it — just holds it there like a storeman 's pencil . |
| 3 | I think you hold it right at the end . |
| 4 | The snake grabs a snail and while holding it firmly with the teeth on its upper jaw , it pushes its lower into the shell opening . |
| 5 | I was holding it lightly against the glass of the door at an angle where the steel-jacketed slugs would plough straight into the fat of his abdomen . |
| 6 | Unable to say anything , I held out the book in my shaking hand , holding it only with the tips of my fingers . |
| 7 | If the handler tries simply to grasp the scruff or does not hold it tight behind the ears he is liable to be bitten . |
| 8 | Traditionally , it was usual to take the upwind wing-tip and to hold it slightly below the horizontal . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | Do they try to hold it close to the eyes ? |
| 11 | The poor bird squawked and scrabbled , its claws beating the madman 's stomach , ripping his rags still further , but Red Hand held it firmly by the neck . |
| 12 | Alice ended with a flourish of her bow , held it high in the air and found herself laughing in triumph . |
| 13 | The police-sergeant took the envelope and held it carefully by the edges between his fingers and thumb . |
| 14 | Carefully she drew it out through the folds of the eiderdown and held it close to the flame of the nightlight . |
| 15 | She remodelled it with careful fingers , then held it close to the flame . |
| 16 | The tankard holding the glass depicted a Slavic swordsman defending a child and she held it tight as a keepsake . |
| 17 | She took the smoke down deep into her lungs and held it there for a while before letting it out slowly . |
| 18 | He held it there like a weapon . |
| 19 | A huddle of passengers gathered round the steps of the carriage to get a look at the reading and , lest their breathing distort the figure , Nadia held it aloft like a fish between finger and thumb . |
| 20 | Once , he licked his finger and held it aloft in the airstream before lowering it to point decisively along a corridor that appeared to Bernice no different from the other two that also ran from the junction . |