Example sentences of "[adv] hold [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew that I must live , must embody , this way-of-seeing — not merely hold it as an interesting idea . |
| 2 | He had released her from his embrace , his hands merely holding her by the upper arms , and she sagged against him , trembling too violently to stand unaided , her knees buckling . |
| 3 | The ongoing commitment can only hold us in good stead in the eyes of our established and potential clients as a company of recognised capability . |
| 4 | By close analysis , he was virtually able to predict where bream would be at a certain time and could put bait in to hold them in his swim . |
| 5 | The mirror is placed onto the fixed clips , pushed back against the wall , and the sliding clips are pushed in to hold it in place . |
| 6 | This , for Nelson , is the soul of Berlioz 's art , the musical equivalent of jeweller setting gemstones in precious metal , not merely to hold them in place , but to show them off to their greatest advantage . |
| 7 | Its toes are strong enough to hold it on the bark , no matter which way it is facing and it hops about in all directions with sure-footed nimbleness . |
| 8 | She did not merely like him , did not merely hold him in high regard ; she was in love with him ! |
| 9 | She took a couple of tentative steps but he reached out and swiftly held her by the shoulders . |
| 10 | His arms he folded round her , and so held her for a moment passive ; then with a sudden sharp sigh she embraced him again , quivering , and lifted her mouth to him ravenously . |
| 11 | This is what I do to my teddy just hold her by her leg nice teddy , look ! |
| 12 | What , what I want you to do is , just with you sitting just now , just lift your leg up like that , just hold it with your two hands . |
| 13 | If he did eat any food he would either chew very slowly or just hold it in his mouth . |
| 14 | Assessments of the permissible level of incidental catch should be based on the desirability of returning dolphin stocks to original levels , not holding them at a depleted level through a continuation of a high level of incidental kill . |
| 15 | She loved sitting up with the children until long past bedtime , playing silly games or just holding them in her arms and carrying on a conversation at their absurd level . |
| 16 | She had a glass of gin in her hand , but she was not drinking it , just holding it as if it might offer her the cheer and support that she might not otherwise find elsewhere . |
| 17 | No doubt he was , you know , got something in his hand and just holding it with on , on the bar , yeah . |
| 18 | And with her jealousy came anger that he could so easily hold her in a close embrace while he still had Doreen in his system . |
| 19 | I know they do not hold me in high regard . |
| 20 | In spate it was a terrifying torrent which uprooted whole trees and smashed them to driftwood ; in drought it was an evil-tempered stream which grudged them water and tugged the pots from her hands if she did not hold them with all her strength . |
| 21 | Where the difficulty is one of applying the provision rather than a conceptual uncertainty the court will not hold it to be void ( Brown v Gould ) ; and a provision in a lease will not be uncertain if it can be made certain . |
| 22 | In Shell UK v Lostock Garage Ltd [ 1976 ] 1 WLR 1187 Lord Denning MR explained what he thought was meant by the proposition that reasonableness is to be considered at the time when the contract is made : If the terms impose a restraint which is unreasonable in the sense that it may work unfairly in circumstances which may reasonably be anticipated , the courts will refuse to enforce the restraint : but it will not hold it to be unenforceable simply because it might work unfairly in certain exceptional circumstances outside the reasonable expectation of the parties at the time of making the agreement . |
| 23 | But Alexander could not hold it against the Edoni , local tribesmen , which may have given the Athenians the idea that they could move in and plant a colony ( 465 ) . |
| 24 | It is a decision to make a commitment not to bring the offence up against the individual any longer , a commitment not to hold it against the person , to separate the sin from the sinner . |
| 25 | It is not going to happen all at once , so we have to hark back to that original commitment and say , ‘ I 've made a commitment not to bring this up any more , not to hold it against them . ’ |
| 26 | I meet an eager mob of fifty Class 2 children in Swaziland and a large lady who had taught every single one of them to read , determined collectively and individually to hold me in the classroom until they have proved it true . |
| 27 | If using a tiny paper bag , you can just hold it between your middle and index finger and push the top down with your thumb . |
| 28 | I 'll just hold it like that , eh ? |
| 29 | To her astonishment , though , when the Dobermann had just held her in a gentle restraining grip , and no more than that , she could see that there were already small signs of bruising beginning to show on either side of her ankle . |
| 30 | She shot her arm out and tried to grab it from him , but his fingers closed firmly around her wrist and easily held her at bay . |