Example sentences of "hold he [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I knelt , I put Kaptan in front of me , holding him round the waist , my chin on his shoulder . |
| 2 | This seems to suggest an assailant unknown to him coming up behind him with a weapon in the right hand , holding him round the neck with the left arm ( fabric traces in the teeth ) to prevent him shouting . |
| 3 | All the while the cameraman is walking backwards the assistant cameraman walks behind him , holding him by the waist and steering him round children 's bicycles and feed-troughs . |
| 4 | Duvall was still holding him by the throat . |
| 5 | Still holding him by the ears , the Trunchbull lowered him back into his chair behind his desk . |
| 6 | Often enough , restrictions are imposed in terrorem so as to discourage the more blatant activities of the outgoing partner but with the realisation that to hold him to the letter of the restraint might well be impracticable . |
| 7 | and Andrew he did n't want her to hold him in the water , he wanted to walk |
| 8 | We were gon na hold him on the floor so we were . |
| 9 | Fiona and Lachy took an end of Fergus each ; Lachy held him under the shoulders , Fiona by the ankles . |
| 10 | Martin held him at the knees always pushing inside him like warm water pouring in . |
| 11 | Jimmy with the gun on Rohmer , as Cardiff held him against the corridor wall . |
| 12 | Tony was cowering away , shaking as Damian held him by the lapels of his shirt . |
| 13 | By this finding himself relieved , he again resumed his studies until the hour of dinner , when the disorder again attacked him so violently that it produced a fainting fit , which held him till the evening ; he went soon after to bed , and passed a very uneasy , restless night . |