Example sentences of "[vb past] held [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here 's an imag-inary line-up Leeds might be fielding now if they 'd held on to the stars they rejected . |
| 2 | The police explained why they 'd held on to the vehicles which were being kept near Malvern , not at Worcester . |
| 3 | Alistair Clarke of Christie 's furniture department expressed satisfaction that the market had held up in the light of the considerable quantity of important French furniture which has already been offered this season . |
| 4 | At my first event in Fort Worth , I had held on to the few people I knew as though for dear life , terrified at the thought of being stranded in this great wilderness . |
| 5 | Tanzania 's President Ali Hassan Mwinyi was elected on Aug. 16 as chair of the ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi ( CCM ) party , with 1,846 out of 1,851 votes cast , in succession to the " elder statesman " leader Julius Nyerere , who had held on to the party chairmanship for five years since stepping down as state President in 1985 . |
| 6 | It was true , she said — Sir Gregory Roscarrock was indeed her grandfather , and that was why her father had held fast to the Old Faith . |
| 7 | The commandos , who belong to a 55-strong group of US military advisers in El Salvador , had held out on the sixth floor of the annexe during the siege .. |
| 8 | But he conceded that Tokyo had held back in the aftermarket of British Gas . |
| 9 | But he conceded that Tokyo had held back in the aftermarket of British Gas . |
| 10 | Just after Manning had come the agnostic Tyndall , talking about the identity of radiant heat and light ; and just before Stanley , the militant anti-christian W. K. Clifford had held forth on the education of the people , and especially on the importance of technical drawing . |
| 11 | I was told I could see him for an hour but they got held up on the way and I was rushed through the visit . |
| 12 | ‘ No , I got held Up at the office . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sorry , I got held up at the office . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I got held up at the last minute . ’ |
| 15 | After subsidizing the Postal Department for 43 years , her last 29 cent instalment that carried news that she was confirming the trip got held up in the mail office because , and I 'm not joking , George Bush had flown all the way from Disneyland to have his picture taken in front of the Grand Canyon . |