Example sentences of "[noun prp] held [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The intra-Christian fighting of the first half of 1990 did not result in any tangible changes in territorial control over the enclave ; the LF maintained control of Jounieh and Jubail areas to the north of Beirut as well as the East Beirut quarters of Ashrafieh and Karantina , while Aoun held on to the area around the Baabda Presidential palace , where he himself was based , and around Ras al Metn and the southern entrances to East Beirut . |
| 2 | Until the death of Henry VIII , architecture in England held tenaciously to the Perpendicular Gothic style . |
| 3 | St Albans held on for the rest of the match to win 2–1 and take the ladies ' title for the second time and make up for four previous final defeats by Mutineers . |
| 4 | For art 's sake , Yeats held on to the myth of his high , unrequited love ( he even proposed marriage to Maud 's daughter when the child grew old enough to look just like her mother did , so long ago ) . |
| 5 | It seemed that the Bangor girl had timed her late surge to perfection , but Martin held on for the closest of wins . |
| 6 | In Inverness , Johnson held forth on the benefits Scotland had derived from the Union , and after church they saw the Quay and Macbeth 's Castle , and had lunch with Mr Keith , the excise collector , whose wife quizzed Johnson about his ‘ drinking water ’ . |
| 7 | Emily held on to the edge of the counter to support herself and whispered , ‘ I was afraid this would happen . |
| 8 | Huy held on to the thin throat until the face above it turned blue and tears appeared . |
| 9 | The miracle is that Britain held on to the bloody Empire for so long . |