Example sentences of "hold [adv] [prep] [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wallace Mercer holding out for a better offer . |
| 2 | East Belfast-based midfielder Keery ( 28 ) has been holding out for a better deal than the one on offer . |
| 3 | It may be considered that a three year period in 7.6.5 is too long and that two years is an adequate period for reinstatement to take place , but the landlord will probably hold out for the longer period . |
| 4 | With Amstrad shares edging ahead to 29p , just 1p below the offer price , analysts were expecting shareholders to hold out for a better offer . |
| 5 | Greece sought until the last moment to hold out for a higher ceiling than the 60,500 transit licences offered to Greek lorries . |
| 6 | The dog refused to budge , so , instructing the two older girls to hold tight to the younger , I heaved up the 196lb of stubborn fur and staggered to the railing I went down to extricate my struggling son and carried him upwards followed by shrieking pleas of , ‘ Daddy , do n't leave us ’ and ‘ I want a carry ’ , from the frantic tadpole in charge of two red-faced little girls who were now starting to show signs of stain and filling tear-ducts . |
| 7 | Shaking a match out involves a lot of rattling and scratching about , before he lights the turd using two matches held together for a brighter flare . |
| 8 | The upper layer is held away from a lower resistive film by an insulating mesh . |
| 9 | If I 'd been a union member I might have held out for a better offer or some redundancy money , but I was n't , so that was that . |
| 10 | Helping women to stay at home yet giving them an occupation , some money and a branch held out towards the wider community were all worthy goals in Laura 's eyes . |