Example sentences of "[pron] hold [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I held on to the counter . |
| 2 | A person who holds over at the end of a lease is not a trespasser until demand is made , as only the person in possession can be trespassed against ( Hey v Moorhouse ( 1839 ) 6 Bing NC 52 ) . |
| 3 | From his point of view , Modernism as a sub-species of romantic anti-capitalism is one partial moment in the rejection of the consequences of Enlightenment properly understood : understood , that is , in terms of a Marxism which is itself held out as the genuine heir to the Enlightenment narrative of emancipation and its romantic critique . |
| 4 | She held on to a root that jutted out from the bank , clinging to it as long as she could , then letting go with a despairing moan and sinking , shoulder deep , in the water . |
| 5 | She held on to the rail and to her bag . |
| 6 | She held on to the far side of the desk , and moaned . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | She held on to the slim hope of the towel as a disguise . |
| 9 | She held out for a federal party in the negotiations with the Russians ( 1902 ) to the point where the talks broke down . |
| 10 | She held out for a mammoth ten seconds and then , weak where he was concerned , she could hold out no longer , and collapsed weakly , clingingly , against him . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | As such it could well find itself held up as an example for later books to match themselves against . |
| 13 | Padded to the eyebrows and looking like the Michelin Man , he would make his tentative way to the crease , usually at number 11 , and woe-betide the visiting fielder who held on to a catch put up by him or the bowler who failed to stifle an lbw appeal at birth . |
| 14 | If we hold on to the suffering of those nearest to us , we may not be strong enough to offer any real help by lifting them from whatever is affecting them . |
| 15 | Objective 1 status would provide 53,000 people from Dornoch northwards with a modern rail service , not one held back in the 19th century . ’ |
| 16 | Second , at the very tip of their abdomen they possess a hook-like structure which enables them to hold on to the shell . |
| 17 | ‘ However well acted and directed they are , Americans find they hold back on the emotions . |
| 18 | Which England should they hold up as a pattern , a reasonably true pattern ? |
| 19 | In the end , they held on for the vital points , having gained five in their last three games to ensure safety . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Denmead opened the scoring through Chris King and they held on until the second half when Campbell Wilson equalised for Good Sports . |
| 22 | Richard and a few followers escaped downstream to Geoffrey de Rancon 's castle at Taillebourg while the bulk of his troops were driven back into the cathedral , where they held out for a few days . |
| 23 | Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan tried to lure Beardsley back to his native North East earlier this season , but Kendall spurned their attempt for the player he holds up as an example to all professionals . |
| 24 | Bruce shows how he holds on with a metal clip … |
| 25 | But the more one looks at the character of the prison population the more one is struck by the magnifying mirror that it holds up to the inequalities of our society . |
| 26 | Well I put me clothes out at twelve o'clock , I says to Linda if it holds out for a couple |
| 27 | Well when you had your grab , you used to lower it on the deck of the , deck of the erm trawler and when you open your grab , that much , a lot of it hold up in the grab you see , you could n't get so of course when you did take your grab up , lot of it went over the side . |
| 28 | ‘ I was quite worried about making it hold up on the screen for two-and-a-half hours and it gave me pause . |
| 29 | Would it hold up for the half-minute or so it would take me to drive across ? |
| 30 | Does it hold on to the exclusive for its major shareholders or go with its journalistic impulses ? |