Example sentences of "hold [adv prt] by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only that , it 's a full-fledged endangered species ( see ‘ Pigs in distress ’ ) , having disappeared entirely from the islands of Masbate , Bohol , Cebu , Guimaras and Sequijor , and holding on by the skin of its tusks only on Negros and Panay . |
| 2 | She shrieked when he went near her with the scissors , and had to be held down by the nurse so that he could take off about twelve inches of her golden curls . |
| 3 | When you 're beating it does n't matter because the boom is held down by the mainsheet . |
| 4 | At a meeting in Harare of African finance officials in July 1989 , it was argued that development is being held up by the tendency for government policy-makers to be involved in short-term crisis management for structural adjustment programmes , and responding to the demands of large numbers of foreign advisers . |
| 5 | If I was n't being held up by the man 's gripping hand hauling me through the ferns I feel like I 'd fall down . |
| 6 | ‘ Remember , ’ I reminded him , ‘ that his foot has only been held up by the pressure of that piece of wood . |
| 7 | The renewal of the annual licence has been held up by the Department of Technical Services ‘ Electrical Engineer and the Fire Brigade . |
| 8 | The BMW was held up by the set of traffic lights just before Brewer Street . |
| 9 | It is understood that the deal had been held up by the Bank of England which had been seeking some form of ‘ comfort ’ from Bank of Edinburgh 's largest minority shareholder , Scottish Amicable , with 39.2 per cent , effectively asking it to stand behind depositors and take a more active role . |
| 10 | The adoption of land reform had been held up by the opposition of recalcitrant landlords . |
| 11 | The wing that had appeared like a church from afar was clutched in the attenuated arms of a vine , held up by the vine like a drunken dancer in the arms of a lover . |
| 12 | As the tide rose , water was forced back up the Westbury Brook and held back by the sluice gates . |
| 13 | Several authorities increased their maintenance allowances , paid to the children of very poor families to stay on at secondary school , –5 to compensate for the failure to raise the school leaving age to fifteen , scheduled to take place in 1939 , but held back by the war . |
| 14 | ‘ We were confident we had the quality to beat our rivals but we had been held back by the exchange rates , ’ said , sales manager plastic compounds . |
| 15 | He had briefly considered going out fighting anyway , but had been held back by the thought that he should deal with those immediately responsible for his predicament . |
| 16 | Too often , however , the academic progress of the gifted child is held back by the way classrooms and teaching are organised . |
| 17 | Bully barked and tried to put his paws on her chest , but was held back by the man . |
| 18 | He said that his men were held back by the heat of the fire , which stripped plaster from the walls , burnt floorboards and brought ceilings crashing down onto the ground floor of the semidetached house . |
| 19 | Action was also held back by the need to reform local finance which both Reports recommended . |
| 20 | The definition of an inn is to be found in s.1(3) of the HPA 1956 — ‘ an establishment held out by the proprietor as offering food , drink and , if so required , sleeping accommodation , without special contract , to any traveller presenting himself who appears able and willing to pay a reasonable sum for the services and facilities provided and who is in a fit state to be received ’ . |