Example sentences of "[pers pn] held [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 I held on to the counter .
2 She held on to the rail and to her bag .
3 She held on to the far side of the desk , and moaned .
4 As the creature moved within five metres of her , she held on to the chair with both hands and ran straight at the creature 's unprotected stomach area .
5 She held on to the slim hope of the towel as a disguise .
6 For the first time since Tamar had met her , the putty-coloured cheeks were flushed and the hands which she held out for the child were shaking .
7 In the end , they held on for the vital points , having gained five in their last three games to ensure safety .
8 There was a strong chase behind and the leaders never got more than a 25-second gap but they held on to the finish where Scott was strongest up the hill to 21 win by a second with Downey a further 14 seconds back .
9 Denmead opened the scoring through Chris King and they held on until the second half when Campbell Wilson equalised for Good Sports .
10 I think I 'll have a beer tonight Knock , give the jake a rest , ’ said Yanto ‘ Suit yourself , ’ Knocker replied , and drew off a pint of bitter , which he held up to the light .
11 Martin had pulled himself up to his feet now and he held on to the back of the chair as he nodded at her , then watched her go towards the door .
12 He held on to the machine by the handlebars as he turned off the road and started to push it up the steeper incline of the track .
13 He held on to the rail .
14 He held on to the other end , it went underneath him .
15 The very idea of Poland was an insult to everything Frederick thought Prussia stood for , and the only hope he held out for the Poles was that partition and Germanisation would turn them into useful members of society .
16 He had a grey hat which he held tightly by the brim with both hands .
17 It held up in the water , throwing the Luton defence off balance and enabling Black to drive home a left-footed volley .
18 Apart from providing such basic info as the date that any hit reached pole position , the length of time it held on to the top spot and a full rundown on catalogue numbers , songwriters , producers etc , there 's also a full page of background on the history of the song and its performers .
19 It held together with the engine , the rest of the fuselage separating which took him out of the major part of the fire .
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