Example sentences of "and hold it [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the next hour , Matilda kept practising , and in the end she had managed , by the sheer power of her eyes , to lift the whole cigar clear off the table about six inches into the air and hold it there for about a minute . |
| 2 | Stand on one leg and bring your other knee up to your chest and hold it there for ten seconds . |
| 3 | He 'd have to pull it very tight and hold it there for about three minutes to make sure . |
| 4 | Then he capped his own little finger with it and held it up for them both to see . |
| 5 | Kruger took up a sword-sharp scimitar and held it aloft for blessing . |
| 6 | To his surprise , Molly threw away the dregs of tea in her beaker and held it out for him to fill with the frothing liquor . |
| 7 | He turned to reach down her fleecy cream jacket from the stand in the corner and held it out for her . |
| 8 | She just gave a dirty chuckle but later , in the hospitality room , I noticed her glossing up , and then she marched up , got hold of my face and planted a great magenta smacker on my cheek , and held it there for several seconds . |
| 9 | She took the smoke down deep into her lungs and held it there for a while before letting it out slowly . |