Example sentences of "[pron] hold [adv] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Big men do n't cry so the saying goes , so I hold back the tears — but they 're there none the less . |
| 2 | If I hold back the tears , the feeling becomes locked or blocked in my body . |
| 3 | Electrical forces are basic to the system , being attributes of the sub-atomic particles , and it is electrical attraction which holds together the atoms and molecules . |
| 4 | Darwin himself held back the views he had already formed until 1859 . |
| 5 | ‘ But , as for these … ’ with a gesture of contempt she held up the copies of the agreement ‘ … there 's no way in the world I 'm going to sign these , so you can make a bonfire with them , if you like ! ’ |
| 6 | She held up the notes she had copied down from the drums in the German docks . |
| 7 | She held up the sports bag she held in one hand . |
| 8 | As she held out the flowers , and the bright young face lit up , Folly felt a fresh surge of anger against the man they held in common . |
| 9 | Line up the children with one holding up the legs of the other . |
| 10 | Like a detective displaying the only clues in a case in which he has become personally involved , he holds out the croci with a shrug of quiet resolve . |
| 11 | He held up the papers . |