Example sentences of "[be] hold [adv prt] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , the economies of the most advanced capitalist nations would advance to a point where any further development of production would be held back by the crises of capitalism and by the desire to produce for profit rather than the general good . |
| 2 | They were disinclined to be held back by the deliberations of a slow moving and ponderous Commission . |
| 3 | At least that way there is no way you can be held back by the so-called ‘ glass ceiling ’ — the phrase coined in the United States to describe the invisible barriers that allow women to rise only so far in an organisation . |
| 4 | She shrieked when he went near her with the scissors , and had to be held down by the nurse so that he could take off about twelve inches of her golden curls . |
| 5 | ‘ Can you bear to be held down by the bonds of marriage ? |