Example sentences of "hold it [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even when he waves a noose , he holds it with a velvet glove . |
| 2 | Sometimes he walking round with his marking book and he holds it at an angle you know so you can see all the answers . |
| 3 | The water soaks into the ground and becomes sucked in to a sandstone strata , which holds it like a sponge under the city . |
| 4 | Think yourself into it and hold it for a while . |
| 5 | The Scots word ‘ gillie ’ , referring to a stable-boy whose job it is to settle a pony and hold it for a child to ride , is derived from the fey and solitary ghillie dhu . |
| 6 | I know , to shun , you hold it as a Rule , |
| 7 | Brush hair back and hold it into a ponytail , twist the hair as tight as possible , then hold the whole section upwards , tuck the end under and secure firmly with lots of grips . |
| 8 | She took the boxed flower and then , after holding it for a moment and wondering what to do with it , laid it down alongside her place setting . |
| 9 | She clutched her school satchel more closely to her , holding it like a shield against the elements . |
| 10 | The demands made by the rebels provide the clearest guide to their grievances , and according to the Anonimalle Chronicle those put forward by the Essex men at Mile End on 14 June were that they should be allowed to seize and punish traitors , and that no man should be made a serf nor do homage or any type of service to a lord in return for land ; instead they should hold it at a rent of 4d. an acre . |
| 11 | Do you think you can hold it for an hour ? ’ |
| 12 | However small your event is , do n't hold it in a hotel or other venue that does not provide good crowd flow , catering service , easy-to-reach toilets and any other facilities you need . |
| 13 | A silver cup , purchased by subscription the following year , was to be competed for annually , the winning captain to hold it for a year . |
| 14 | To , to make contingency plans to hold it on a day when we do n't need the cooperation of the employers in terms of time off |
| 15 | She had recovered the sheet , and held it as a baby might , with both hands . |
| 16 | She caught Stephen 's eye and held it for a second . |
| 17 | Kelly returned his kiss and held it for a fraction longer than she should have . |
| 18 | Nick reached across the table , took her hand and held it for a moment . |
| 19 | Ronni felt her blood leap and burn within her as he held it for a moment , squeezing gently , then , almost as though the gesture was an afterthought , allowing his thumb to graze lightly against the burning peak . |
| 20 | He held it like a sword , perhaps imagining the gutting and the killing he could perform with this weapon which had once been used to carve the image of a woman in the land . |
| 21 | Cecilia could see that the man with the bear held it by a chain looped round its neck . |
| 22 | Luch would light a length of heather stem , and carry it back carefully to Ruari , who touched the red tip to a handful of broken , dried puffball , and held it in a leather bellows bag in front of the busy entrance of one of the hives . |