Example sentences of "[pers pn] is hold [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I move as privately as possible , it is to hold off the fools and rogues until the thing has a chance of success . |
| 2 | So if there is no son , as during George VI 's reign , it is held by the monarch . |
| 3 | A Microsoft Corp staffer is reported to have told Sun Microsystems Inc that Microsoft would make Windows such a moving target that Sun , with its WABI Windows Application Binary Interface , could not keep up ( CI No 2,147 ) : if the tale is true and Microsoft means it , it means that the company has learned a little too well from its long cohabitation with IBM , and that the seeds of its own destruction are now being sown — for years , IBM added features and tweaked its mainframes with no thought of improving them from the user 's point of view , but simply to trip up competitors , and once a dominant company starts resorting to such tactics , it fatally injures the regard with which it is held by the outside world , and is embarking on the slippery slope that leads to the debacle IBM finds itself in today . |
| 4 | Now , when I touch his cheek with my finger , he responds normally , but not as quickly as he responds when he is held to the breast . |
| 5 | ‘ But you know already that he is held within the Dark Ireland and that he is captive in a deep and subtle enchantment . |
| 6 | He is held in the highest esteem by all who know him . |