Example sentences of "hold [pers pn] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | For example , Mr X gives property to Mr Z who holds it absolutely for the infant unmarried son of Mr X. That is a transfer of an asset and a settlement for the purposes of ss663 and 664 ( although the Revenue may not apply ss663 where the income is not paid to the infant ) . |
2 | Hold them there for a few moments ( see Fig. 11 ) . |
3 | ‘ Hold him there for a second , Kelly , ’ said Bill . |
4 | At the last he was in front , but he was dead tired and Winter could do nothing to hold him together for the final desperate few yards to the line . |
5 | He had to hold her one-handed for a moment , and to hold her steady even though she was fighting him hard . |
6 | ‘ I 've concreted up the mouth of the cave and the gap in the rocks which it burst through because I wanted to hold it there for a bit longer . |
7 | He held her away for a second , eyeing her curiously . |
8 | Then he had reached out and pulled her into his arms and held her tightly for a moment . |
9 | He held her tight for a moment , then released her reluctantly . |
10 | She took the smoke down deep into her lungs and held it there for a while before letting it out slowly . |
11 | According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle A ( s.a. 755 ) Beornred succeeded to the kingdom on the death of Aethelbald but held it only for a short time and unhappily . |