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

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1	So I held the cigarette between my fingers , and waited .
2	And already it holds the record in Britain for the inland stretch of water with the highest number of bird species in winter .
3	When pouring , it had been impossible to line up the bottles with the glasses , no matter how close she held the neck of a bottle to the rim of a glass .
4	Before Ma left me to collect my new sister from Maternity I would not have been able to execute this upward stretch unaided , now I hold the pose perfectly , without touching the chair back .
5	You got us into this , was my uncharitable thought , now you hold the fort while we climb out of it .
6	Often they hold the position of a ‘ trusted uncle ’ to whom the child feels loyalty .
7	Now he held the wheel in his long-fingered brown hands , tossed a tambourine in my lap and marked a beat : ‘ Wahida , wahida , wahida ’ — ‘ One , one , one . ’
8	Well it held the conifer did n't it ?
9	Then she held the light still and drew me down to kneel beside her .
10	Resolutely she held the smile down and , since he was being so aggressive , her own tone was short as she snapped nastily , ‘ What are you doing here anyway ? ’
11	Yet I hold the town close to my heart , for it is the birthplace of many a dream and memory : it is winter , it was always winter and cold , I am alone on the beach building a secret world , a sand landscape of hills , mountains , ravines with bridges , towns and harbours .
12	Used to the sight and the smell of the dead , Athelstan did not feel queasy , though now and again he held the pomander to his nose for a welcome respite .
13	The records tell us continually who holds the land ; they very rarely tell us who tills it .
14	Most recently he held the position of Deputy General Manager for P&O Containers ' Gulf and South Asia Trade .
15	Currently he holds the position of being in the top three in Cumbria .

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