Example sentences of "[be] hold up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seeing Anthea each day would be a constant reminder , and neither woman could deny that the masks of civility each had been holding up to the other for months were now trampled underfoot . |
| 2 | to be held up towards the moon on television |
| 3 | And you may also be held up on the A three six one at Wardington where there are some temporary traffic lights , that 's just north of Banbury . |
| 4 | The professionals use clapper-boards for this , but sheets of paper with the numbers written in felt-tip pen can be held up to the camera , and they serve just as well . |
| 5 | However , the Associated Press news agency reported on Feb. 8 that the package could be held up in the European Parliament , due to opposition from the socialist group because of concerns about Syria 's human rights record . |
| 6 | shades they were made in Finland they were the paper pleated ones , er , most of them , no , no not most of them , a lot of them fitted er close up onto the ceiling where they 're intended for centre lights and were held up onto the ceiling with a little spring , erm , they also did some quite nice pleated paper shades , er at a time when you find that most electrical shops were , would have er the old type of erm what is it , imitation silk shades with fringes round them , er fringe at the top and fringe at the bottom and so on sort of thing , when the , when those was sort of old of age everywhere , it was just the same as it 'd been before the war , er it was , you know , quite right really to see these all in different colours , completely plain , but pleated shades but in just one particular colour each shade . |
| 7 | The Party 's leaders were held up to the public 's scrutiny ; it was not the Party 's fault that some , those with speech defects in particular , failed to receive the customary standing ovation after their speeches from an enthusiastic conference , or that others , standing some way up the ladder of promotion , were pinched for drunken driving . |
| 8 | Missed departure cover is particularly important because there is more chance of being held up on the way to the airport in winter than in summer . |
| 9 | Pre-tax profits this year will be lower than last year 's £42.3m and the shares , which slipped 1.5p to 127p , are only being held up by the Coats offer , worth 133p . |
| 10 | At a meeting in Harare of African finance officials in July 1989 , it was argued that development is being held up by the tendency for government policy-makers to be involved in short-term crisis management for structural adjustment programmes , and responding to the demands of large numbers of foreign advisers . |
| 11 | If I was n't being held up by the man 's gripping hand hauling me through the ferns I feel like I 'd fall down . |
| 12 | Seated at his tiny desk beneath the window , Richard was intent on the word-pictures being held up by the kindly faced tutor . |
| 13 | This is held up as the norm , even though only ‘ weak ’ characters follow these restrictions fully throughout their lives ! |
| 14 | Now while it may be difficult to gainsay the claim that these are the things on which it would be most worth spending time if there was ever no further need to struggle for the basics of human survival and comfort , life seems to be trivialised if culture and personal relations are held up as the be all and end all of what really matters . |
| 15 | Blair kicked a penalty five minutes later , and five minutes before half-time Hastings scored the easiest of pushover tries after centre Paul Archer had initially been held up on the line . |
| 16 | They often came into conflict with the local Transport Committees , formed from the local branches of the main transport unions , who correctly maintained that they alone had the right to issue permits for the movement of essential items which would otherwise have been held up in the dispute . |
| 17 | They had n't arrived yet , because they had been held up in the traffic , but they would be along in time for an early lunch . |
| 18 | The measure had been approved by the lower chamber on Dec. 1 , but had been held up in the upper house where the LDP lacked an overall majority . |
| 19 | ‘ Remember , ’ I reminded him , ‘ that his foot has only been held up by the pressure of that piece of wood . |
| 20 | The adoption of land reform had been held up by the opposition of recalcitrant landlords . |
| 21 | The implementation of an appraisal scheme , and pilot studies to develop the details , have been held up by the drawn out teachers ' dispute . |
| 22 | The renewal of the annual licence has been held up by the Department of Technical Services ‘ Electrical Engineer and the Fire Brigade . |
| 23 | It is understood that the deal had been held up by the Bank of England which had been seeking some form of ‘ comfort ’ from Bank of Edinburgh 's largest minority shareholder , Scottish Amicable , with 39.2 per cent , effectively asking it to stand behind depositors and take a more active role . |
| 24 | Highfield came back strongly and should have scored in front of the posts but lost possession their hooker was held up on the line , their only reward was a penalty from their captain Terry Dillon . |
| 25 | Play was held up as the goalkeeper 's knee was strapped up . |
| 26 | When I changed buses there was just time to get the sweets and bananas — the bananas were very good today ; and on the other bus there was a nice driver who said that if I sat near the front he would let me off at the crossing if he was held up in the traffic , instead of my going on to the bus stop and having to walk back ; because of the rain . ’ |
| 27 | She was most welcoming and wanted their children to have their friends in , she was a neighbourly woman , but if those children were still what she called ‘ hanging around ’ by the time dinner was ready and she was held up in the business of getting the evening meal dealt with , it put her out . |
| 28 | Toman 's curling left wing corner was held up in the wind and Borthwick reacted first in a crowded six-yard box to poke the ball home . |
| 29 | Toman 's curling left wing corner was held up in the wind and Borthwick reacted first in a crowded six yard box to poke the ball home . |
| 30 | Mrs Salmon obviously wanted her to because she told everyone who was held up in the bread queue of her daughter 's ‘ interlectual prowess ’ , whatever that meant . |