Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [be] hold the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I 'm holding anything , so that I 'm holding the hand in one position for a long time |
| 2 | Blood from my arm came streaming back into my face , in spite of the fact that I was holding the stump as tightly as I could . |
| 3 | I understand that you are holding the PAL masters for both parts , which we would like to use for the first run of this title , to get a better quality duplication . |
| 4 | His rigorous moral choice against communism strengthened a sense of moral superiority among the Germans , who felt that they were holding the fort for the free world : |
| 5 | You 'd have to suspect that they were holding the wife to ransom so that her husband would give them access . ’ |
| 6 | Relations with South Africa deteriorated further [ see p. 39178 ] when on Dec. 1 the Angolan authorities announced that they were holding the crew of a South African plane which had made an emergency landing in Luena , Moxico province . |
| 7 | Intel Corp has confirmed a report in the San Francisco Chronicle that it will delay introduction of its Pentium microprocessor until May , but denies the paper 's assertion that it is holding the chip back to exploit demand for existing 80486 products . |
| 8 | The defendant accepted as a fact that he was holding the revolver when the fatal shot was discharged , but the case for the defence was that the revolver went off accidentally in the course of a struggle during which the defendant forcibly placed Paulette in the driver 's seat . |
| 9 | The Don/R spread his legs so he was holding the bike up , then he rapped on the back door of the Transit with a gauntleted hand . |
| 10 | ‘ No time to say really — but we were just about off , and I was holding the books for Dad when he said , ‘ I 'd best get those papers for old Holroyd . ’ |
| 11 | I wish we were having a picnic , and that it was hot , and I do indeed wish that we were all together ; though even if I were to hold the whole world against my chest , it would probably save us from very little . |
| 12 | as if I was holding the thought in my hands , looking at it , turning it about . |
| 13 | Place the foot at the base of the door , and attach the arm so that it looks as if it is holding the door open slightly . |
| 14 | The voice on the telephone seemed to be sharp and peremptory , but I did n't hear too well what it said — partly because I was only half awake and partly because I was holding the receiver upside down . |
| 15 | Will be passed on , but in this instance they all need to be shown how to work it , yes , mhm , so that concerned me a little bit , apparently because they were holding the mike right up to their mouth and it was distorting terribly what 's going on up there |
| 16 | And all the while , while he was handing him the plate of meat and bread , and while he was holding the cup to the trembling lips , a little silvery voice was beating inside Fergus 's head : this is all wrong . |
| 17 | If you see a dog make a controlled attack in a Schutzhund test , that attack is always silent , except when he is holding the helper at bay in the hide , when he again calls up the pack ( his handler ) . |