Example sentences of "hold [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bruce shows how he holds on with a metal clip … |
| 2 | But not going when you need to causes water absorption and hardening , and the longer the child holds on to a movement , the harder it will be — making the problem worse . |
| 3 | As long as a son holds on to the mother as a love-object he must ineluctably be in conflict with the father , just as , conversely , as soon as he accepts the paternal authority and identifies with his father to constitute his superego he must suppress his fundamental parricidal antagonism and with it his incestuous fixation . |
| 4 | So my suggestion and this is only a suggestion , the beards which in the past have been interpreted as a kind of erm epigrammatic signal , in other words a kind of erm sign on the face of the male as they 're deceived , my guess is that , th that beards may actually have evolved to protect the throat because erm the critical thing in , in killing somebody is to block the , the windpipe and that 's and in fact even , even lions do this , you saw in the film when a lion kills an antelope or something , he does n't go to all the trouble of making horrible gashes , he grabs the , the windpipe and holds on until the antelope or whatever it is is just er |
| 5 | Cut the loaf into about 12 slices , making sure that it still holds together at the base . |
| 6 | He will not , however , be liable for rent which accrues due after the expiry of the contractual term if an assignee holds over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , unless there are clear contractual provisions to this effect ( City of London Corporation v Fell [ 1993 ] 04 EG 115 ) . |
| 7 | A person who holds over at the end of a lease is not a trespasser until demand is made , as only the person in possession can be trespassed against ( Hey v Moorhouse ( 1839 ) 6 Bing NC 52 ) . |
| 8 | I holds just under a pint , and with a rather handy little lid . |
| 9 | Again , this view is related to Pius XI 's , as expressed in Divini Illius Magistri : ‘ The family holds directly from the Creator the mission and hence the rights to educate the offspring , a right inalienable because inseparably joined to the strict obligation , a right anterior to any right whatever of civil society and of the State … ’ ( 1929 : 14 ) . |
| 10 | But the more one looks at the character of the prison population the more one is struck by the magnifying mirror that it holds up to the inequalities of our society . |
| 11 | Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan tried to lure Beardsley back to his native North East earlier this season , but Kendall spurned their attempt for the player he holds up as an example to all professionals . |
| 12 | Moore is also the man who holds fixedly to the belief that it is solely because he lives in a Labour borough that his pavements have broken and cracked paving-stones . |
| 13 | Well I put me clothes out at twelve o'clock , I says to Linda if it holds out for a couple |
| 14 | ‘ Were you hoping to find that I am one of those fools who holds tightly to a title with no meaning ? |
| 15 | hold on at the back , one question |
| 16 | Curve the body to one side and hold on to a part of your leg that you can reach easily , stretching the other arm straight up . |
| 17 | Hankin , who spent 18 months at Peterborough under John Wile before being released in 1985 , saw his young braves survive numerous corners and hold on to a point against a side who have seen off Liverpool and Newcastle at home this season . |
| 18 | Instead , look for a protein based product that is acid balanced to keep the cuticle tight and hold on to the colour . |
| 19 | Hold on to the edge of 1 bench with your hands behind your back . |
| 20 | I 'll stay with you and hold on to the guns . |
| 21 | Hold on to the case chassis with your other hand to eliminate the possibility of static discharge between your thumb and the integrated circuit . |
| 22 | ‘ Hold on to the sledge rails here — keep a loose grip or your hands get tired — try not to keep your foot on the brake ( a miniature snow hook held off the snow by an elasticated octopus grip ) or your other leg will get tired — do n't shout too much at the dogs or they get confused — the occasional quiet word is helpful — on downhills brake gently if you need to so that the line stays tight . ' |
| 23 | If you 're not gon na sit straight then hold on to the computer ! |
| 24 | If we hold on to the suffering of those nearest to us , we may not be strong enough to offer any real help by lifting them from whatever is affecting them . |
| 25 | Ann said hold on to the pattern , she said I do n't know what to do , erm knit them |
| 26 | You sit on the saddle and try and keep your balance and hold on to the handlebars . |
| 27 | As long as doctors hold on to the role of being omnipotent , it is not surprising they need defences . |
| 28 | And hold on to the bundles ! ’ |
| 29 | Yeah , hold on for a time , I 'll be with you in a minute . |
| 30 | By the way , It looks like they 've improved the ticket line a bit , there is now a queueing system which you get held on , so you now get through after about an hour rather than 3 , and then hold on in the queue for the other two hours : - ) |