Example sentences of "it hold [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But the more one looks at the character of the prison population the more one is struck by the magnifying mirror that it holds up to the inequalities of our society . |
| 2 | Well when you had your grab , you used to lower it on the deck of the , deck of the erm trawler and when you open your grab , that much , a lot of it hold up in the grab you see , you could n't get so of course when you did take your grab up , lot of it went over the side . |
| 3 | ‘ I was quite worried about making it hold up on the screen for two-and-a-half hours and it gave me pause . |
| 4 | Would it hold up for the half-minute or so it would take me to drive across ? |
| 5 | Does it hold on to the exclusive for its major shareholders or go with its journalistic impulses ? |
| 6 | It held up in the water , throwing the Luton defence off balance and enabling Black to drive home a left-footed volley . |
| 7 | Apart from providing such basic info as the date that any hit reached pole position , the length of time it held on to the top spot and a full rundown on catalogue numbers , songwriters , producers etc , there 's also a full page of background on the history of the song and its performers . |
| 8 | It held together with the engine , the rest of the fuselage separating which took him out of the major part of the fire . |