Example sentences of "hold him [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thought of the pattern of his visit so far ; the revelation of Rose McGarry 's death ; the discovery of the swan ; Jos 's warning ( had it been Jos 's strong arm holding him back in the dream ? ) ; and this most recent sign , which at the very least told him that someone had entered his room , his own sanctuary . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Ivan had held him back from the bedroom by force . |
| 4 | The younger man had hauled his older opponent from the ground and held him up against the wall with one hand while he pummelled his face with the other , and the blood covered his fist . |
| 5 | They overpowered him and , while the rest held him down on the pavement , one of them put the razor in the corner of Joyce 's mouth and slit his cheek backwards beyond the ear . |