Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] hold [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Big men do n't cry so the saying goes , so I hold back the tears — but they 're there none the less . |
| 2 | If I hold back the tears , the feeling becomes locked or blocked in my body . |
| 3 | This experiment has succeeded because it held out the goal of political as well as economic barriers overcome , of a Europe united . |
| 4 | She looked very young and pretty as she held up the teapot and Francis Morgan hesitated , then sat down , heavily , and seized two biscuits . |
| 5 | But she paid them no heed as she held out the lid for Charlotte to see . |
| 6 | As she held out the flowers , and the bright young face lit up , Folly felt a fresh surge of anger against the man they held in common . |
| 7 | But when he held out the bread to Charlotte , he could not do it , because he was shaking and crying so much . |
| 8 | /In the dress rehearsal when he held out the ring to her she took his pulse . |
| 9 | Old Red watched the older man 's slow movements clinically as he held aside the red screen , then followed him out to talk . |