Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] hold the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government refused at first even to meet him , citing the need not to inflame those holding the Beirut hostages , and did precious little more for a long time after the hostages were freed . |
| 2 | When his hands spread their warmth across the small of her back and dropped lower to hold the softness of her curved and very feminine hips , her own fingers found and explored the short silky curls at the nape of his neck and the hardness of the muscles that plaited across his broad , capable back . |
| 3 | I can do that holding the edge actually , have to hold the tall side . |
| 4 | One was slung over my shoulder one had got sort of between two limbs I suspect , holding it round the back like that , and another one was over a protrusion that just seemed handy to hold the lot , and as I walked down the street of course suddenly everybody was glancing at me and I realized what I appeared to be doing . |
| 5 | It felt good to hold the bills in my hand . |
| 6 | She kept still to hold the shadows close , like a coat |
| 7 | ’ The Colonel and his two juniors stood listening for an intense half minute until they all three felt uneasy holding the pose for so long . |
| 8 | We have both held the office of Head Server , he at and I at and both of us remain members of the Anglican Church . |