Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [be] hold the " in BNC.

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1 On the count of ten , the chosen child opens his eyes and has three chances to guess who is holding the bell behind his back .
2 Husband said : ‘ It went wrong , badly wrong , ’ then lit a match and Sims found he was holding the ball again .
3 And locals who said that McSweeney had given birth to twins bounced Farrah up and down , never suspecting they were holding the most wanted baby in Britain .
4 He was only gone a moment or two and when he returned he was holding the complete clasp .
5 Sara felt she was holding the distillation of summer in her hand .
6 For the first time , she saw he was holding the roses she 'd thrown from the window , and he handed them to her .
7 The federal army said it was holding the ring between Serb raiders and Croat policemen .
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