Example sentences of "[pers pn] held [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was so relieved it was all over and my baby was alright and I held him for the first time . |
| 2 | I am praised because I held it by the tail . ’ |
| 3 | I kept seeing Sergia 's face as she held me in the air looked me over . |
| 4 | They were heavy and sparkled when she held them to the light , and she thought they were the most beautiful things she would ever own . |
| 5 | Taking out the small leatherbound book , she held it beneath the flickering light . |
| 6 | Well I called a meeting but I did n't think I advertised it well enough because there was a lot of interest and then I think we held it at the wrong time as well did n't we , |
| 7 | They held them in the first half of the game and were only 12-10 down after 10 ends . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'd take your clothes off now and prove it to you , ’ he said thickly , and his hands were shaking as they held her by the hips . |
| 9 | Still watching me , he held them near the lamp until they caught fire . |
| 10 | He held her by the shoulders and kissed her in continental fashion on the cheeks . |
| 11 | He held her by the shoulders with shaking hands . |
| 12 | ‘ Remember one thing ! ’ he said angrily , only just controlling himself as he held her by the shoulders . |
| 13 | Stopping now , he held her by the shoulders and , bringing his face close to her trembling one , he said , ‘ How could you ! ’ |
| 14 | He held her by the shoulders , his grip firm and comforting . |
| 15 | Riding , she had noticed how straight he held himself in the saddle , how unruffled he had been when leading his horse across a fast-flowing stream , how easily he brought his mount to jump a wall ; as though he were part of the animal he rode . |
| 16 | Grabbing at the Zodiac 's tow line , he held himself against the river for a moment , getting his breath back . |
| 17 | Somehow he had pulled free the phosphorus grenade , detonating it as he held it against the stinking flesh of the mercifully unseen horror that was ripping him apart . |
| 18 | Expecting to find a look of mockery on his face , she was disconcerted to see that it held nothing of the sort . |
| 19 | In the metropolis , its seats were largely dilapidated older boroughs ; it held none of the thriving suburban seats or commuter constituencies . |