Example sentences of "[adv] holding [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had released her from his embrace , his hands merely holding her by the upper arms , and she sagged against him , trembling too violently to stand unaided , her knees buckling . |
| 2 | He was still holding her in the loose circle of his arms and she instantly bridled at the teasing . |
| 3 | He was still holding her by the scruff of the neck . |
| 4 | Still holding him by the ears , the Trunchbull lowered him back into his chair behind his desk . |
| 5 | Duvall was still holding him by the throat . |
| 6 | I 'm in London I 'm in the nick I 'm in fucking Paddington Green for Christ 's sake , the high-security station they use for the Provos and they think I 'm so dangerous so much a security risk they 've got me here and even holding me under the Prevention of Terrorism Act Jesus God because some of them still are n't convinced they are n't dealing with some unholy alliance of the IRA , Welsh Nationalists and uppity jocks . |