Example sentences of "he held the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blake Morrison will be literary editor ; he also leaves the Observer , where he held the same position . |
| 2 | He held the job for five years and became heavily involved in building Esso 's Milford Haven refinery and the new Irish refinery . |
| 3 | Her hands enclosed Pertwee 's wrist as he held the lighter and they were no more steady than his . |
| 4 | He held a copy of Milton 's works in his hands , but whenever he quoted from the poet he held the book aloft , like the Gospel at High Mass , sometimes going so far as to wave it to and fro behind his head as he chanted out the words . |
| 5 | This does not seem to affect his boxing , however , for he won the title for which he challenges tonight twice , and he held the light flyweight championship through three defences . |
| 6 | While he held the Education Portfolio , Muawad sliced through sectarian hatreds to organise school examinations for Christian and Moslem youngsters whose studies had been interrupted by the war . |
| 7 | He held the second half of the innings together , passed 5,000 Test runs , and saw the total to 260 . |
| 8 | He held the tray out . |
| 9 | It says … , ’ he held the fluttering sheet of foolscap firmly to the table , … we have to lie down against an inner wall — under the table if possible . |
| 10 | As he finished speaking , he held the feather in front of Mungo like a sword and said : ‘ Blow on it . ’ |
| 11 | He held the post until 1952 . |
| 12 | So off went the mouse , as he held the cake fast , |
| 13 | He held the Chair of Botany at Cambridge for thirty years , although he ceased lecturing in 1735 and that University 's Botanic Garden was not established until 1762 ( see Chapter 17 ) . |
| 14 | Thrusting the helm right over , he held the catamaran 's bows directly into the wind and , looking aft , saw the madly waving arms of the terrified men outlined against the wall of white spray . |
| 15 | In his right hand he held the barrel of a Kalashnikov rifle , its wooden butt resting on the roadway . |
| 16 | He held the receiver a yard away from his ear . |
| 17 | And it had on painted hose of black and white , so cunningly painted that no man who saw them would have thought but that they were grieves and cuishes , unless he had laid his hand upon them ; and they put on it a surcoat of green sendal , having his arms blazoned thereon , and a helmet of parchment , which was cunningly painted that every one might have believed it to be iron ; and his shield was hung round his neck , and they placed the sword Tizona in his hand , and they raised his arm , and fastened it up so subtilly that it was a marvel to see how upright he held the sword . |
| 18 | He held the same views about the dangers of Serbian nationalism , and he tried to defend Pavlović from his accusers . |
| 19 | He held the glass between his hands , staring shamefacedly down at it . |
| 20 | ‘ Thought we would let the girls have the tea , ’ he laughed as he held the jar aloft . |
| 21 | He held the door open and she passed through , followed by many curious glances . |
| 22 | The closer Sherman got to the gorilla housing area , the faster he ran , the louder he barked , and the tighter he held the pictures of Koko . |
| 23 | When the hooves were in place on the ground he held the weight for a moment while the calf reoriented itself . |
| 24 | He held the shilling out to her . |
| 25 | He held the headset away from him , using only one ear as they tried several wavelengths . |
| 26 | Tight in his hand he held the silver coin that Dad had given him at the front door . |
| 27 | He held the sandwich up . |
| 28 | The blood ran down the inside of his arm , where the skin was pale , and collected in the palm of his hand as he held the wound out for Dad to look at . |
| 29 | He held the ‘ tupismati ’ ( tablets of destiny ) and could be petitioned to determine the course of the world . |
| 30 | Kukulkan was attended by spirits of earth , water and fire , and was responsible for the sprouting of maize crops and the mating of fish — in short , in his hands he held the key to the tribe 's survival . |