Example sentences of "[coord] hold [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Under this pressure , all ordinary human ambivalence and doubt is outlawed : adopters become guilty or angry when the relationship does not proceed according to the fantasy or reality of ordinary parenting ; children suppress their fantasies of an alternative life with birth parents — or hold on to that fantasy all the more tenaciously — and birth mothers , in particular , are pushed into a denial of their own experience and feelings .
2 At the same time , for those who have not arrived at , or hold back from such a step of faith , the Kingdom is not yet .
3 So it will tend to pull and it almost definitely is either reaching or pulling or holding something or holding on for your life ,
4 A director would instruct dealers to tell their clients that an announcement was pending " in order to persuade them to buy more or to hold on to stock they wished to sell .
5 The capacity of the brain to conceive or hold on to any information .
6 This is Michael Wayland , who appears on television a lot , and who as a consequence can never remember anything unless it 's written on the Autocue , or held up beside the lens in front of him .
7 In addition to the above payments an RFL who is a partner in or held out as a partner in an MNP is required to produce evidence of payment of the appropriate contribution to the Solicitors ' Indemnity Fund .
8 This meant that it could not be used if it was the result of a ‘ fear of prejudice or hope of advantage , exercised or held out by a person in authority ’ or if it was occasioned by ‘ oppression ’ .
9 So my suggestion and this is only a suggestion , the beards which in the past have been interpreted as a kind of erm epigrammatic signal , in other words a kind of erm sign on the face of the male as they 're deceived , my guess is that , th that beards may actually have evolved to protect the throat because erm the critical thing in , in killing somebody is to block the , the windpipe and that 's and in fact even , even lions do this , you saw in the film when a lion kills an antelope or something , he does n't go to all the trouble of making horrible gashes , he grabs the , the windpipe and holds on until the antelope or whatever it is is just er
10 It shows something of the best that human beings are capable of , and hints too of their tragic failure to grasp that best and hold on to it .
11 The crosser is required to tight-rope walk on the single strand below and hold on to the two other lines for balance .
12 Instead , look for a protein based product that is acid balanced to keep the cuticle tight and hold on to the colour .
13 Curve the body to one side and hold on to a part of your leg that you can reach easily , stretching the other arm straight up .
14 Daisy had brought her sketch pad , but found it difficult to capture the action and hold on to a straining Ethel .
15 And hold on to the bundles ! ’
16 Mary , you come and hold on to her .
17 Now they wear little except shorts and light rubber-soled pumps and hold on to vertical cliff walls like flies with a combination of sticky powder on their fingers , the faith of an Indian fakir , and tons of hardware in the shape of bolts , runners and slings hammered into the rocks .
18 Come and hold on to me . ’
19 I 'll stay with you and hold on to the guns .
20 You sit on the saddle and try and keep your balance and hold on to the handlebars .
21 So the first number , listen to this the first number and try and hold on to it .
22 Try and hold on to twelve numbers , here we go .
23 Take your bag and hold on to me . ’
24 ‘ OK , now try and relax and hold on to me .
25 Tranmere Rovers verses Swindon Town.Now all it needs is for the Swindon players to hold their nerve and hold on to their two goal advantage .
26 Hankin , who spent 18 months at Peterborough under John Wile before being released in 1985 , saw his young braves survive numerous corners and hold on to a point against a side who have seen off Liverpool and Newcastle at home this season .
27 Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 3 counts .
28 Lying down , with knees bent towards the chest , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts .
29 Raise the elbows head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts .
30 Repeat 3 more times and hold up for 10 counts each time .
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