Example sentences of "be hold [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're holding out for a wedding-ring , ’ he said flatly . |
| 2 | The move will be seen as a further step towards a possible post-election deal between Labour and the Liberal Democrats , who are holding out for a commitment to PR for the Commons as a pre-condition of backing a minority government . |
| 3 | East Belfast-based midfielder Keery ( 28 ) has been holding out for a better deal than the one on offer . |
| 4 | With no airbrake the glider will float some distance even at low speed , and it must still be held off for a proper touchdown . |
| 5 | A hall in the Andersonian University was procured , and meetings were held there for a number of years , with periods spent in Balfour 's School , North Portland Street ( 1848–1850 ) , the Young Men 's Christian Association , North Frederick Street ( 1857–8 ) . |
| 6 | I ended up going over the falls and being held under for a long time , and thinking there was no way I was going to come up before the next wave came across . |
| 7 | I realized that this was the same place Brian and I had been held in for a week in May 1988 before going to the Pit . |
| 8 | The rain was holding off for a while and the streets were drying in patches . |
| 9 | Proper planning was held up for a time until the route of the M4 was decided , as an early outline brought it through Harpsden and over Peppard . |
| 10 | The arrival of the Italian soldiers was held up for a time while the Italian government bargained for an Italian to command the UN forces ( the commander is , as it happens , a Brazilian ) . |
| 11 | Then the funeral was held up for a few days , and we soon realised that the effect was indeed cosmetic and nothing more . |
| 12 | MGM was not quite as happy with The Crowd ( 1928 ) , which was held back for a year and temporarily given a happy ending and which proved only to be as Kine Weekly predicted ‘ a sound box office success ’ rather than a runaway winner . |