Example sentences of "and hold [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ go around and hold up the northern half of this wood . |
| 2 | The point of contact between British and French colonies was still on the seacoast , and here the British regular forces and the colonial militia co-operated effectively and captured the fortress of Louisbourg , which the French had fortified at immense cost to command the entrance to the St. Lawrence and hold back the British in Nova Scotia . |
| 3 | It was still convenient to hold that the Labour Party relied on a " left " Party " which will stand between the Communist Party and the Labour Party and hold back the British workers from following the revolutionary policy of the Communist International " . |
| 4 | Their single-minded preoccupation , you see , is to hang on to their present decade and hold off the Rubicon-crossing birthday beyond which grandmotherhood and whiskered chins threaten to throttle the last vestiges of good-time glamour . |
| 5 | Had a parachute on his back just like the rest , and holding out the holy cross in his hand . |
| 6 | The latter is an evocative nature ballad and a poignant portrait of the artist at sunset but the forecast says Cash will be mining riches and holding back the black night for many years to come . |
| 7 | This means restraint in public spending and holding back the natural enthusiasm of a clutch of new ministers to open the purse strings . |
| 8 | General Alexander and his troops carried out a magnificent fighting retreat and held up the Japanese advance until the rains broke , thus saving four months ' valuable time in which preparations could be made to repel the Japs if they attempted to invade India . |
| 9 | Dickinson got down and held back the prickly branches while Killion blundered out , his lips triphammering away at the opening consonants of all the swear-words he knew . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's all right , ’ he said , and held out the bloody hand as if refusing a favour . |
| 11 | She dived into her bag and held out the necessary money , and at least it stopped him in his tracks , although it left him looking down at her with less than pleasure . |