Example sentences of "[noun prp] hold [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man counts the money and they argue for a while , Tod saying nine hundred , the man saying seven , then the man saying six while Tod holds out for a thou , and so on . |
| 2 | The intra-Christian fighting of the first half of 1990 did not result in any tangible changes in territorial control over the enclave ; the LF maintained control of Jounieh and Jubail areas to the north of Beirut as well as the East Beirut quarters of Ashrafieh and Karantina , while Aoun held on to the area around the Baabda Presidential palace , where he himself was based , and around Ras al Metn and the southern entrances to East Beirut . |
| 3 | Visitors Cholmondeley held out for a draw on 130 for seven . |
| 4 | THE Boot Room on Sky stars Andy Gray holding forth like a latter-day Bill Shankly in the tabernacle of Anfield . |
| 5 | Should Blackburn hold on to the end , do n't taunt Kenny Dalglish about buying the title . |
| 6 | Until the death of Henry VIII , architecture in England held tenaciously to the Perpendicular Gothic style . |
| 7 | St Albans held on for the rest of the match to win 2–1 and take the ladies ' title for the second time and make up for four previous final defeats by Mutineers . |
| 8 | Persson dominated the first game and his venomous top spin attack proved too strong for even Chen 's defences as they were breached 21–8 but Chen held on to an even scoreline in the second game . |
| 9 | For art 's sake , Yeats held on to the myth of his high , unrequited love ( he even proposed marriage to Maud 's daughter when the child grew old enough to look just like her mother did , so long ago ) . |
| 10 | It seemed that the Bangor girl had timed her late surge to perfection , but Martin held on for the closest of wins . |
| 11 | Aussie skipper Border and pace bowler Merv Hughes , who was fined Pounds 185 , appealed vigorously for lbw decisions as tail-enders Ian Bishop and Courtney Walsh held out for a draw in Brisbane . |
| 12 | Even if Hanson holds on to the British end of the ARC operation , it still has a long list of ConsGold assets to offload including : |
| 13 | Don Johnson holds on to a chic Melanie Griffith ( above ) |
| 14 | In Inverness , Johnson held forth on the benefits Scotland had derived from the Union , and after church they saw the Quay and Macbeth 's Castle , and had lunch with Mr Keith , the excise collector , whose wife quizzed Johnson about his ‘ drinking water ’ . |
| 15 | Mushtaq Ahmed held out for an hour-and-a-half for 11 , standing by Malik while the biggest stand of the innings — 64 — was constructed . |
| 16 | Emily held on to the edge of the counter to support herself and whispered , ‘ I was afraid this would happen . |
| 17 | Huy held on to the thin throat until the face above it turned blue and tears appeared . |
| 18 | Small entrepreneurs in Japan hold tenaciously to the ideals of self-help and dedication to the work ethic , but it is not at all clear that their presence in the small firm sector is entirely based on free choice . |
| 19 | The miracle is that Britain held on to the bloody Empire for so long . |
| 20 | She and Victorine held on to a great square sheet . |
| 21 | There was more drama to follow in the actual race , where Shemaka held on by a nose from Baya . |
| 22 | Wallace Mercer holding out for a better offer . |
| 23 | Abingdon held on for a deserved victory however , in one of the best games this reporter has seen this season . |
| 24 | Le Saux , Clarke and Wise all went within inches of scoring while West Ham threatened only once , Beasant holding on to an unexpected volley from Foster . |
| 25 | After the interval , chances were few and far between and most of the early play took place in mid-field , but towards the end Hucklecote applied severe pressure , but the visitor 's defence superbly mastered by outside half , Neil Smith held out for a fine hard-earned victory . |