Example sentences of "[be] hold [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're holding out for a wedding-ring , ’ he said flatly . |
| 2 | The move will be seen as a further step towards a possible post-election deal between Labour and the Liberal Democrats , who are holding out for a commitment to PR for the Commons as a pre-condition of backing a minority government . |
| 3 | This leaves those who are holding out for more in a very unfavourable position . |
| 4 | East Belfast-based midfielder Keery ( 28 ) has been holding out for a better deal than the one on offer . |
| 5 | Should the person in charge of the chart see any item that was likely to fall behind , he pinned a flag at this particular point , and if the article was likely to be held up for want of raw material a blue flag was pinned up ; but if this delay was due to one or other of the works departments getting behind with the manufacture , a red flag with a numeral upon it was used , which indicated the shop or department . |
| 6 | Tory MPs protested the measures may be held up for two years because of delays on the Bill to ratify the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 7 | Sanders and Lloyd-Greame would at the least be held up for years by coalition , for there was no room for their promotion . |
| 8 | If these responsibilities be shirked , valuable and important work will either be held up for want of teachers or fall into the hands of those ill qualified to deal with it … |
| 9 | Goods coming into the country can be held up for other routine reasons , for example , non-completion of paperwork or the non-payment of tax and excise duties , said Customs . |
| 10 | With no airbrake the glider will float some distance even at low speed , and it must still be held off for a proper touchdown . |
| 11 | That leaves £7.7m to be distributed but Mr Jordan said some of this would still have to be held back for litigation . |
| 12 | The scuttlebutt says their contracts were not yet signed and that the pair were holding out for better terms and conditions . |
| 13 | The scuttlebutt says their contracts were not yet signed and that the pair were holding out for better terms and conditions . |
| 14 | The official trade unions , thought to be linked to conservatives in the communist party , were holding out for 100% wage indexation . |
| 15 | She turned as her maid appeared from the anteroom with two dresses , one gold and one white , which were held up for Jane 's inspection.Jane pointed to the pale gold dress then returned her attention to the mirror . |
| 16 | We must conclude that the time zone niche has not delivered the benefits that were held out for it when LIFFE was established . |
| 17 | I ended up going over the falls and being held under for a long time , and thinking there was no way I was going to come up before the next wave came across . |
| 18 | In fact : a full-length cinema-scope colour spread of BB on her stomach at the water 's edge displaying a bottom ‘ as bare as a censor 's eyeball ’ said Time ; BB rescued from the sea in a clinging wet dress ; her wedding night concealed behind some strategically tossed bed linen ; and her breasts showing in faint outline through the sheet she is holding up for modesty 's sake ( they were never seen unveiled ) . |
| 19 | Manager Malcolm Crosby wants to accept a £750,000 bid from Premier League Southampton — but his chairman Bob Murray vetoed the move and is holding out for £1 million . |
| 20 | This daily confronting of the ‘ primitive terror ’ as represented by the sea is held up for our admiration . |
| 21 | Matty and Chris 's return flight is held up for seven hours . |
| 22 | If you work in a university , polytechnic , college or school anywhere in the world and your work is held up for lack of funding , the Research Fund may be able to help you . |
| 23 | Most wo n't pay up for delays unless your flight is held up for at least 12 hours — 10 with Thomas Cook . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't suppose it matters if that 's held up for ten minutes . ’ |
| 25 | With consumption in Great Britain averaging 114kg ( 250lb ) per head per annum , incidentally the highest consumption figure in Europe , most of the crop is consumed in this country ; some potatoes are exported whilst the remainder are held back for use as a seed to produce the following year 's crop . |
| 26 | Its release had , however , been held up for some time on instructions from C. M. Woolf , a shrewd film salesman who had played a key role in financing the first projects of both Balcon and Wilcox . |
| 27 | All the ships , large and small , which had been held up for days past , had now unfurled their sails and were putting to sea . |
| 28 | I realized that this was the same place Brian and I had been held in for a week in May 1988 before going to the Pit . |
| 29 | She was holding on for dear life , leaning into him , lifting on tiptoe so that he could gather her close , hold her tightly in his arms , while his tongue slipped into her mouth , while his hand swept up her ribs and lightly cupped her breast … |
| 30 | What I was holding out for hung on a pretty slender thread and I could n't let my life be dominated by it . |