Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [be] hold the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carrie came into the room carrying a plate of cheese sandwiches followed by Nellie who was holding the large enamel teapot in both hands . |
| 2 | It no longer matters who is holding the rope . |
| 3 | The old grandma who was holding the girl 's hand looked across at him as he walked to the window to stare down into the street to watch for Eddie . |
| 4 | But the real hub of the problem is not a personality but the French farmers who are holding the world to ransom . |
| 5 | Sometimes it helps if the person who is holding the horse , pats the horse on the neck in exact time to the farrier hammering on its foot — especially if it is the actual hammering that worries the horse the most . |
| 6 | ‘ Come on in , darling , ’ said the sharp little woman who was holding the door , screwing up her eyes shrewdly against the cigarette-smoke she was blowing out in order to speak . |
| 7 | The woman who was holding the baby is described as being white , in her 30s and had brown , tidy , collar-length hair . |
| 8 | The woman who was holding the baby is white , in her 30s , with brown , tidy collar length hair . |
| 9 | On the other hand what is holding the Index back is the drug companies . |
| 10 | After each flight we were picked up on little points , such as our positioning or the way we were holding the glove : too high or too low , the wrong angle . |