Example sentences of "hold [pron] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucker holds my hand with the kind of grasp that men at sea learn as a last resort . |
| 2 | Nobody in this band holds their role above the old minstrels , or the court fools who used to offer diversion and try to get a smile . |
| 3 | This is so , for example , if its inclusion is not material for the purposes of giving a true and fair view or if , in effect , the parent is not able to exercise dominance over the subsidiary or holds its interest in the subsidiary exclusively with a view to resale , or the information necessary for group accounts can not be obtained without disproportionate delay or expense . |
| 4 | He holds his translation of the laibon 's monologue . |
| 5 | ‘ Are you going to tell me that he holds his castle for the Empress and wo n't take you back ? ’ |
| 6 | There were other stories that a group of terrorists were planning to kidnap Hassan 's family and hold them hostage against the Shah 's return to stand trial in Iran . |
| 7 | Though they 've shown promising form in recent weeks , this emphatic win was only the second in 16 games for Mick Holgate 's men , who hold their middle of the table spot with rather more comfort after their best win of the season . |
| 8 | In the Vindiciae the reply is that " when we speak of all the people , we understand by that , only those who hold their authority from the people , to wit , the magistrates … whom the people have substituted , or established … to represent the whole body of the people . |
| 9 | He stared in disbelief as he watched Dorothy grab the boy and hold his head under the surface of the pool until he lay unmoving , like a small rag doll . |
| 10 | For early investors , we will make bonus allocations to your Bond equal to 0.2% of your investment for each complete week we hold your money until the commencement date of the Bond . |
| 11 | ‘ Sir John , you hold your office from the crown . |
| 12 | You too can eat with the animals if you hold your reception at the Zoological Gardens in London 's Regents Park . |
| 13 | His words faded , and he put his hands on her shoulders again and turned her face him , holding her gaze by the sheer power of his will until , steeled and strengthened by her desperate need to break the spell , Merrill wrenched herself away to open the car door . |
| 14 | And when she said , ‘ I might need to , and then I 'd just walk out , ’ Agnes was round the table as if she had been shot there and , holding her sister by the shoulders , she cried at her , ‘ Do n't do that , Jessie ! |
| 15 | And holding her hand with the occasional stolen kiss was all their physical relationship amounted too . |
| 16 | I also think that there is n't a woman alive who would n't like to have a companion to be there with a cup of tea when she 's in bed with the flu and a high temperature , or holding her hand at the surgery when she 's awaiting the result of a test . |
| 17 | In his hand , Catherine could see that he was holding her article on the NSPCC . |
| 18 | That day she was holding her son on the balcony of the flat and she dropped the child to the ground below . |
| 19 | Given the importance of the French holding their part of the line in Southeast Asia the threat of a settlement was itself sufficient to elicit renewed US support . |
| 20 | Manufacturers of mouth washes and breath fresheners must be holding their breath for the results ! |
| 21 | I still see him , holding his hair against the wind , waving goodbye . |
| 22 | Holding his bat with the precision of a monk wielding a quill pen , he waited patiently for whatever Mafouz should deliver . |
| 23 | On the other side of the double row of barbed wire a guard was standing still holding his rifle at the ready . |
| 24 | Jacques Devraux followed them , holding his rifle at the ready until he was certain the big animal was dead . |
| 25 | Nothing of her true nature , not even — and here Pavel had been holding his breath at the back of the Border Control 's interrogation room — where she 'd been living for the past two years . |
| 26 | He glides downwards , vertiginously , holding his breath at the emptiness beneath him . |
| 27 | He moved around , inspecting each body carefully , holding his breath against the sour smell of corruption . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's for you , ’ he said , holding his hand over the mouthpiece . |
| 29 | His mother sat beside him in the dock holding his hand throughout the short hearing . |
| 30 | Did n't you fantasize about what might have occurred if only you 'd been holding your breath at the time and a gun as well ? |