Example sentences of "[vb past] hold [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Separate national autonomies had appeal for those with some stake in society , the lower-middle classes , craft and some skilled workers ; the right wing gravitated towards peaceful reform and nationalism , while the left endeavoured to hold hard to revolution and a working-class unity that would cut horizontally across the empire . |
| 2 | The so- called middle class leaders of the P.N.M. have , up until now , managed to hold on to power , which is extraordinary considering they were ‘ so completely without ideas of any kind ’ . |
| 3 | David Plange added another try for the home side but Widnes fought back with further scores from Bobby Goulding and Stuart Spruce but the Eagles managed to hold on for victory . |
| 4 | Underlining the British government 's commitment to link aid and democratic practices , he made a strong statement in favour of multiparty democracy , but appeared to hold back from criticism of Kenya 's human rights record , saying at a press conference that " when you look at other countries in Africa , Kenya 's record is good " . |
| 5 | Despite the military superiority of the government forces , the rebels continued to hold on to territory in the south . |
| 6 | Hatch considered him carefully , not bothering to look at the ID card that Cowley had held out for inspection . |
| 7 | But social worker Jenny Barker wishes she had held out against pressure to promote her four-year-old daughter Ruth from nursery to reception . |
| 8 | There was a horse running round and we got held up with traffic . |
| 9 | ‘ I meant to get some food on my way home , but I got held up at college , ’ she explained , examining various other articles in the fridge with distaste . |
| 10 | As for the iron test , my child sat holding on to Mummy while being read to . |