Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adv] hold the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm still holding the fiver in the bottle because it bloody well wo n't unfurl . |
| 2 | Finn opened his arms as if to embrace her but she was still holding the tears in her eyes with her fists . |
| 3 | And in her hand she was still holding the red geranium . |
| 4 | Shifting his attention to David , who was still holding the boy by the scruff of his shirt collar , he told him solemnly , ‘ He 's different from you , is n't he ? |
| 5 | Cobalt shook his head , which might have meant he did n't know or might have been admonishment for Oliver who was still holding the bottle of wine . |
| 6 | But one police source said last night : ‘ We are now holding the man on another charge , that of possessing stolen goods . ’ |
| 7 | They carry on dancing , but they 're only holding the attention of a small part of the audience . |
| 8 | If your child did start vomiting or trembling or gasping for breath , would you suspect that they had eaten delphinium seeds unless they were still holding the packet ? |
| 9 | As close as he was now holding the other woman … the other woman . |
| 10 | He was still holding the letters . |
| 11 | He was still holding the coat sleeve . |
| 12 | Bobo was reaching out with her begging gesture again , and he realised that he was still holding the bananas . |
| 13 | And he was still holding the picture-box . |