Example sentences of "[pron] hold [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know why I held out for so long . ’ |
| 2 | It was normal practice for Rome to establish buffer states on her frontiers in the form of client kingdoms , an arrangement which held only for the lifetime of the chosen ruler . |
| 3 | These include a one per cent discount for single contributions and a five per cent loyalty bonus for people who hold on for ten years . |
| 4 | ‘ What are you holding out for ? ’ |
| 5 | There was a knock on the door , and Miranda jumped to let in Xanthe , carrying a crinkly air-mail-paper version of The Times , and a copy of Paris-Match with a photograph of Bardot , which she held up for Miranda to see . |
| 6 | She held out for a federal party in the negotiations with the Russians ( 1902 ) to the point where the talks broke down . |
| 7 | For the first time since Tamar had met her , the putty-coloured cheeks were flushed and the hands which she held out for the child were shaking . |
| 8 | She held out for a mammoth ten seconds and then , weak where he was concerned , she could hold out no longer , and collapsed weakly , clingingly , against him . |
| 9 | Eddie Youds made way for sub keeper Clive Baker who held out for Ipswich 's eighth draw . |
| 10 | In the end , they held on for the vital points , having gained five in their last three games to ensure safety . |
| 11 | They last won the trophy in 1989 at Dagenham , when they held on for 13 memorable minutes to beat Grays 3–2 and in 1986 the Clarets beat Billericay 3–0 in a two-legged final . |
| 12 | Richard and a few followers escaped downstream to Geoffrey de Rancon 's castle at Taillebourg while the bulk of his troops were driven back into the cathedral , where they held out for a few days . |
| 13 | From a pocket in the case , he removes a copy of a painting of Jesus , which he holds up for me to see , widening his eyes like he used to when challenging an opponent or the press . |
| 14 | Without the imperative of obedience , albeit lovingly enforced , the child may come to conclude that if he holds out for long enough , demanding his own will , he 'll get his own way in the end . |
| 15 | It holds out for beauty over mere rhetoric , active passion over passive submission . |
| 16 | Well I put me clothes out at twelve o'clock , I says to Linda if it holds out for a couple |
| 17 | Would it hold up for the half-minute or so it would take me to drive across ? |
| 18 | First , it should he held up for critical inspection , pilloried when necessary . |
| 19 | To travel out to foreign countries without having first made himself acquainted with what remarkable things there are to be found at home , he held neither for wisdom or usefulness . |
| 20 | The very idea of Poland was an insult to everything Frederick thought Prussia stood for , and the only hope he held out for the Poles was that partition and Germanisation would turn them into useful members of society . |