Example sentences of "[be] hold for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the door closed , Zen let out a breath he realized he had been holding for a long time . |
| 2 | Another ceasefire brokered by the European Communities ( EC ) appeared to be holding for a time , as the Hague peace conference continued its efforts to find long-term solutions to the conflict , but the truce collapsed in early October . |
| 3 | This tensing should be held for a count of five , then released , and repeated several times . |
| 4 | It was finally fixed in place and glazed just in time for a christening and the first flower festival to be held for a while . |
| 5 | Russia 's President Yeltsin has ordered elections to be held for a new upper house of Parliament . |
| 6 | In addition , potential shareholders were offered telephone vouchers or a bonus share issue if the shares were held for a period of three years , in order to try to prevent the immediate sale of shares after the issue . |
| 7 | Her eyes were held for a few moments in the lazy gaze across the desk , then with a conscious effort she blinked herself free , looked down at her notepad . |
| 8 | One or two , their horses killed under them , were held for a time unable to fall , and others slithered into the river , its shore by now churned into slime , and drowned there in their harness . |
| 9 | Elections were held for a number of other posts on Sept. 23-24 . |
| 10 | The shares are held for a year and then sold for $27 each . |
| 11 | The aircraft have been held for a week because Paramount owes Bristol and Birmingham International airports £1.7million . |
| 12 | But that Moorish Negress was so skilful in drawing the Turkish bow , that it was held for a marvel , and it is said that they called her in Arabic Nugueymat Turya , which is to say , the Star of the Archers . |
| 13 | The tableau was held for a moment , and the curtain swiftly fell . |