Example sentences of "hold [pron] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Think yourself into it and hold it for a while . |
| 2 | The Scots word ‘ gillie ’ , referring to a stable-boy whose job it is to settle a pony and hold it for a child to ride , is derived from the fey and solitary ghillie dhu . |
| 3 | He shook our hands , holding them for a moment and laughing softly . |
| 4 | She took the boxed flower and then , after holding it for a moment and wondering what to do with it , laid it down alongside her place setting . |
| 5 | But though he resumed his speech as though the interruption had never happened , his gaze , holding hers for a moment longer , had turned cold and cynical . |
| 6 | and this is why military strategies have always said we were gon na get we could hold them for a year , two years maybe three , but in the preventional warfare we would start loosing and military strategy have always said along that it would probably be somebody like France or us that would first use the nuclear weapon |
| 7 | ‘ Quite right , laddie , but I think handling should be enough to hold you for a while . |
| 8 | All ways to hold him for a while . |
| 9 | Dutch chiaroscuro , dark and sombre , would hold him for a while yet , until he freed himself from Rembrandt , Millet , and Israëls and turned to Delacroix 's symphonies of colour . |
| 10 | ‘ But we can hold him for a while yet . |
| 11 | A silver cup , purchased by subscription the following year , was to be competed for annually , the winning captain to hold it for a year . |
| 12 | They then wheeled in unison into a shaft of light which held them for a second or so before they soared over the car and away . |
| 13 | She held them for a moment , inhaling their perfume . |
| 14 | He held me for a minute or two , quite tight , kissing and stroking my hair , then we sat down again . |
| 15 | The grandmother who had held him for a family photograph ; the mother Eda , the father Meir , the brothers Chaim , Avram , Aizik and Josef ; the sisters Selma and Esther . |
| 16 | He held her for a while and they said nothing . |
| 17 | He held her for a moment longer , glaring down at her , crushing her with his body , his fingers . |
| 18 | Shiona held her for a moment , her anger instantly vanishing to be replaced by a warm , maternal well of love . |
| 19 | Then , as she shuddered , he held her for a moment against him . |
| 20 | His arms he folded round her , and so held her for a moment passive ; then with a sudden sharp sigh she embraced him again , quivering , and lifted her mouth to him ravenously . |
| 21 | She caught Stephen 's eye and held it for a second . |
| 22 | Kelly returned his kiss and held it for a fraction longer than she should have . |
| 23 | Nick reached across the table , took her hand and held it for a moment . |
| 24 | Ronni felt her blood leap and burn within her as he held it for a moment , squeezing gently , then , almost as though the gesture was an afterthought , allowing his thumb to graze lightly against the burning peak . |
| 25 | His gaze held hers for a moment , then , turning abruptly , he went out . |