Example sentences of "and hold it [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two or more warp strands are tied together to form a knot which presses against the final weft strand and holds it in place . |
| 2 | One of the best exercises you can use to develop this important body turn movement is to place a club behind your neck and hold it in position with your hands . |
| 3 | The only defence against this in total darkness was to remove your jacket and hold it in front of you with both hands as a shield . |
| 4 | Apply a sterile eyepad and hold it in place with micropore tape . |
| 5 | Place mortar on the hawk and hold it in line and just below the joint to be filled |
| 6 | If this were not the case and F t < E ( S T ) , a trader who bought a futures contract now and held it to delivery would , on average , make a profit of E ( S T ) - F t . |
| 7 | Similarly , if F t > E ( S T ) a trader who sold a futures contract now and held it to delivery would expect to make a profit of F t - E ( S T ) . |
| 8 | He took the gun out of his pocket and held it at waist-level . |
| 9 | The man brought out a photograph and held it at arm 's length , walking toward them . |
| 10 | Mr Means , who in real life seized Wounded Knee on behalf of the American Indian Movement ( AIM ) in 1973 , and held it under siege for 71 days , knows what he 's talking about . |
| 11 | Then , leaning forward , she picked an olive out of the glass dish in front of them and held it between thumb and forefinger . |
| 12 | I slid the thirty-eight from under my shoulder and held it in front of me . |
| 13 | He knelt down and held it in front of Sung 's face a moment . |
| 14 | I picked up the table and held it in front of me , by the legs . |
| 15 | He drew his sword and held it in front of him , the pulse pounding in his temples , but he was not yet afraid enough to wake the others . |
| 16 | He smoothed the letter out and held it in front of her . |
| 17 | She pulled a shimmering gold evening dress out of a box and held it in front of her , gazing into the long mirror as if she loved the combination of woman and gown . |
| 18 | The woman took her dead son 's bone knife and held it in front of Tallis . |
| 19 | She took it out and held it in front of her , the deep rich red material glowing against her skin . |
| 20 | I 'd forgotten to fetch something to put my hair up with , and so I brushed it into a ponytail and held it in place with a pair of knickers from the airing cupboard , which I twisted round and used like a scrunchie . |