Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] hold the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This made them hold the glider down and often caused overspeeding or even overrunning of the cable or parachute . |
| 2 | He asked me to hold the coffee up to his lips and I was gone . |
| 3 | He let her hold the steering wheel , but she did n't want to go again . |
| 4 | It was taking up the game at such a young age that caused him to hold the racket with both hands , rather than playing tennis , which he did to county standard at the age of 12 . |
| 5 | So Ronni kept still and allowed him to hold the glass to her lips . |
| 6 | She asked him to hold the screen just where it was and she went round the back of it , out of his sight . |
| 7 | Eventually Rose persuaded them to hold the reception in the house . |
| 8 | She would patrol the class , a wooden foot ruler at the ready in her hand , if she saw you holding the pen incorrectly , down came the ruler on your knuckles . |
| 9 | Grant forced himself to hold the challenging stare of the glittering black eyes for what seemed an age , but what was in fact only a few seconds . |
| 10 | He was admitted on 6 May , and remained in the care of Dr William Battie , a distinguished physician and a Cambridge graduate who had himself held the scholarship which Smart held after him . |
| 11 | The next thing was that he wanted her to hold the bulge . |