Example sentences of "[noun prp] hold [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's alleged Gary Corbett held her by the legs and swung her against a wall at the flat in which they all lived at Forest Green in Nailsworth , near Stroud in Gloucestershire . |
| 2 | Shiona held her for a moment , her anger instantly vanishing to be replaced by a warm , maternal well of love . |
| 3 | Marilla held her in her arms and they sobbed together . |
| 4 | Tom Fish held him at arm 's length over his head , spun him this way and that until the sky turned sickeningly above him . |
| 5 | It was smaller than a man 's thumb nail and Nicholson held it between the thumb and finger of his right hand with surprising delicacy . |
| 6 | With Roy holding her by the arms she walked up his body until , reaching his shoulders , she flipped over and landed on her feet , screeching with laughter . |
| 7 | Martin held him at the knees always pushing inside him like warm water pouring in . |
| 8 | Penry held her in a loose , impersonal embrace as her tears fell thick and fast , bitter and scalding enough to cauterise the wound in her memory . |
| 9 | Adam held her by the shoulders ; through the gauze , he could feel her warm flesh . |
| 10 | v. McAlpine , where vibrations from pile-driving caused structural damage to a large hotel on adjoining land , Astbury J. held it to be a bad plea that the vibrations had this effect only because the hotel was so old as to be abnormally unstable ; but he found also that the evidence did not establish that it was in such a condition . |
| 11 | Tony was cowering away , shaking as Damian held him by the lapels of his shirt . |
| 12 | We walked up the deserted street with me breathing deeply and Jamie holding me by one elbow . |
| 13 | Thérèse held it for her , burning her fingers even as the icy water dripped over them . |
| 14 | The next day , Sunday , Gareth held me to my promise to take him and Coconut out on another survival trip . |
| 15 | Two Graham Bowen goals damaged Carlisle 's championship hopes as Redcar held them to a 2–2 draw . |
| 16 | I want to get summat else to play with and I try and get up , but Peter holds me by the arm . |
| 17 | Joshua held her for half-an-hour , dozing contentedly . |
| 18 | Iris held it in front of her nose , showing the scratches and scuff marks it had collected during the nerve-racking passage to Fernand 's cave . |
| 19 | gave it to Tim and Tim holded it in the right he put it on the floor and Ian pricked him . |
| 20 | Again the Cobblers held them to a goalless draw after being reduced to ten men , but this time it was not through injury : half-back Manning was sent off after twenty-five minutes for tripping Forest 's West from behind . |
| 21 | Jimmy with the gun on Rohmer , as Cardiff held him against the corridor wall . |
| 22 | Trent held him under the cold water , hoping he would make some effort to support himself . |
| 23 | Kirov held it by one comer , wiped it with his sleeve , and dropped it into the post box . |
| 24 | WMGO holds the account in the UK , while BBDO holds it in Italy . |
| 25 | Following a meeting of United States , United Kingdom and Hong Kong government officials in Washington on June 6 , the US government stated that it was to drop its opposition to negotiations between the UK and Vietnamese governments for the " involuntary repatriation " of Vietnamese boat people not considered to be genuine refugees , and to the possible establishment of an internationally managed centre in Vietnam to hold them on their return . |
| 26 | The cheerful holiday atmosphere and sophisticated pleasures of Oban held us for the weekend , and we were involved in a very entertaining water carnival . |
| 27 | Fiona and Lachy took an end of Fergus each ; Lachy held him under the shoulders , Fiona by the ankles . |