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 . |