Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] hold [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 Big men do n't cry so the saying goes , so I hold back the tears — but they 're there none the less .
2 If I hold back the tears , the feeling becomes locked or blocked in my body .
3 If Caps Lock is on and you hold down the shift key , lower case letters are typed
4 Again he mirrored her meanings back , and he held up the distorted black lumps that were her errors of syntax .
5 It was on the tip of her tongue then to ask if he had managed to dispatch the papers to whoever they were destined for , but she held back the question before it got uttered .
6 But he held out the flat of his hand towards her .
7 This experiment has succeeded because it held out the goal of political as well as economic barriers overcome , of a Europe united .
8 She looked very young and pretty as she held up the teapot and Francis Morgan hesitated , then sat down , heavily , and seized two biscuits .
9 But she paid them no heed as she held out the lid for Charlotte to see .
10 As she held out the flowers , and the bright young face lit up , Folly felt a fresh surge of anger against the man they held in common .
11 But when he held out the bread to Charlotte , he could not do it , because he was shaking and crying so much .
12 /In the dress rehearsal when he held out the ring to her she took his pulse .
13 Old Red watched the older man 's slow movements clinically as he held aside the red screen , then followed him out to talk .
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