Example sentences of "[noun prp] hold [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Langford pulled a goal back on sixty eight minutes , but Thame held out for another victory and they still top the South Midland League . |
| 2 | Masada held out for two years . |
| 3 | Indeed , Bailey holds up for critical scrutiny the idea that schools can prepare young people for a world of rapid technological change by concentrating on the very technology which is subject to change ; rather , he suggests , the best basis for adaptability is a liberal education aimed at generating a wide understanding and the development of reason and autonomy . |
| 4 | The discussion continued for an hour or so ; some Janab held out for 7000 dinars , others said that was too much . |
| 5 | His widow Margaret held on for another 45 years , beset on all sides by warring local landowners who claimed parts of the island , as its boundaries grew ever-closer to the Holderness mainland . |