Example sentences of "[be] hold down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he found that the job that awaited him there was several rungs lower than the job he had been holding down in the UK . |
| 2 | ‘ And the mortgagee having sworn he paid and expended above £120 in defending his mortgage at law , although he had but £60 costs allowed him there … shall not be held down to the taxation at law , but shall against the account be allowed all he laid out , or expended . |
| 3 | She shrieked when he went near her with the scissors , and had to be held down by the nurse so that he could take off about twelve inches of her golden curls . |
| 4 | ‘ Can you bear to be held down by the bonds of marriage ? |
| 5 | Leaving bridle line ‘ C ’ slack , pull on the connector ring ( sometimes a snap and swivel is fitted instead ) so that lines ‘ A ’ and ‘ B ’ are taut and the ring is held down at the level of the rear cross-spar . |
| 6 | When you 're beating it does n't matter because the boom is held down by the mainsheet . |
| 7 | She was held down on the bed whilst a variety of sexual acts were performed on her . |
| 8 | Robert Crehan claims he was held down as the body building star repeatedly kicked him . |