Example sentences of "still hold [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cut the loaf into about 12 slices , making sure that it still holds together at the base . |
| 2 | The most likely explanation is that these creatures are a form of large sea-cow , though monster-watchers around the world still hold firmly to the view that the ancient loch is home to a family of plesiosaurs , a remnant of the Mesozoic era . |
| 3 | This done , she whipped up a piece of tape , which she tied some inches from the bottom ; then , while still holding on to the hair with one hand , her other hand shot out and pulled open a drawer from which she grabbed a pair of large scissors . |
| 4 | ‘ Still holding out for the twenty per cent , I see , Maurice . ’ |
| 5 | Prison officers at Strangeways are threatening to break off negotiations with those inmates still holding out in the jail , but they 're denying the ultimatum means they 'll use force to end the five day siege . |