Example sentences of "[noun] be hold [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | INDUSTRIAL wrangling over a new type of small floppy disc for storing data is holding up the development of useful portable computers . |
| 2 | The German soldier was holding out a box of cigars . |
| 3 | A dispute with Telecom engineers is holding up the company 's first link in London , and Mercury 's first inter-city line — which should have been operating by now — will not open until next year . |
| 4 | The fat boy was holding out a pile of thin plastic diskettes . |
| 5 | The girl was holding out a small , delicate-looking hand , eyeing her with polite curiosity . |
| 6 | It was perhaps the argument that this imposition of middle-class morality was holding back the British cinema which led to the matter becoming an issue of public concern . |
| 7 | The famine simply must end today if Koppelaar 's team are to hold down a crucial fourth slot in Pool A which would keep alive their chances of reaching hockey 's premier event for only the third time . |
| 8 | Their job was to hold back the Chinese , and they did . |
| 9 | When she turned round Penry was holding out a pair of unused white shoelaces . |
| 10 | The youngest of Taureg 's officers was holding out the flag for all to see , proudly proclaiming the success of their patrol and the reason for this , their special homecoming . |
| 11 | Every fabric handles differently , and the only way to find out how it is likely to drape when made up into curtains is to hold up a large sample and study how it hangs . |
| 12 | When you have four or five people you have a very set arrangement — like , he 's playing rhythm and you 're playing lead , so-and-so 's playing the backbeat and thingy 's holding down the chord patterns . |
| 13 | The French government is holding out an olive branch to the drivers by offering to negotiate how the new traffic laws are applied . |
| 14 | A small Portuguese man with ringworm scars on his scalp was holding up a huge pair of trousers in despair ; I went over , took his trousers and shirt , told him that mine would fit him perfectly , and changed into his . |
| 15 | It 's a tragedy that 's devastated 2 families — now Mr Davies is holding out a hand of friendship to the boy 's parents . |
| 16 | It 's a tragedy that 's devastated 2 families — now Mr Davies is holding out a hand of friendship to the boy 's parents . |
| 17 | Two factors are holding back the development of GIS applications . |
| 18 | But cost is holding back a rapid introduction of the scramblers . |
| 19 | Marc was holding out the Regency earrings . |