Example sentences of "[pron] held [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I held on to the counter . |
| 2 | It was normal practice for Rome to establish buffer states on her frontiers in the form of client kingdoms , an arrangement which held only for the lifetime of the chosen ruler . |
| 3 | She held on to the rail and to her bag . |
| 4 | She held on to the far side of the desk , and moaned . |
| 5 | As the creature moved within five metres of her , she held on to the chair with both hands and ran straight at the creature 's unprotected stomach area . |
| 6 | She held on to the slim hope of the towel as a disguise . |
| 7 | For the first time since Tamar had met her , the putty-coloured cheeks were flushed and the hands which she held out for the child were shaking . |
| 8 | Who held forth on the dollar and the yen — |
| 9 | Those who held forth in the Royal Institution in the second half of the nineteenth century , or who addressed large audiences at the British Association or its equivalents in other countries , were confident ; and they had reason for their confidence . |
| 10 | Objective 1 status would provide 53,000 people from Dornoch northwards with a modern rail service , not one held back in the 19th century . ’ |
| 11 | In the end , they held on for the vital points , having gained five in their last three games to ensure safety . |
| 12 | There was a strong chase behind and the leaders never got more than a 25-second gap but they held on to the finish where Scott was strongest up the hill to 21 win by a second with Downey a further 14 seconds back . |
| 13 | Denmead opened the scoring through Chris King and they held on until the second half when Campbell Wilson equalised for Good Sports . |
| 14 | I think I 'll have a beer tonight Knock , give the jake a rest , ’ said Yanto ‘ Suit yourself , ’ Knocker replied , and drew off a pint of bitter , which he held up to the light . |
| 15 | Martin had pulled himself up to his feet now and he held on to the back of the chair as he nodded at her , then watched her go towards the door . |
| 16 | He held on to the machine by the handlebars as he turned off the road and started to push it up the steeper incline of the track . |
| 17 | He held on to the rail . |
| 18 | He held on to the other end , it went underneath him . |
| 19 | The very idea of Poland was an insult to everything Frederick thought Prussia stood for , and the only hope he held out for the Poles was that partition and Germanisation would turn them into useful members of society . |
| 20 | He had a grey hat which he held tightly by the brim with both hands . |
| 21 | It held up in the water , throwing the Luton defence off balance and enabling Black to drive home a left-footed volley . |
| 22 | Apart from providing such basic info as the date that any hit reached pole position , the length of time it held on to the top spot and a full rundown on catalogue numbers , songwriters , producers etc , there 's also a full page of background on the history of the song and its performers . |
| 23 | It held together with the engine , the rest of the fuselage separating which took him out of the major part of the fire . |