Example sentences of "be hold [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they are holding it on their mainframe , they have to devise their own implementation of SASPAC91 . |
| 2 | Roman had been holding her in his arms and she had n't been fighting — no wonder Dana was furious . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been holding them for your decision . ’ |
| 4 | seemed to be holding them from better place from the springs we could n't find are n't they ? |
| 5 | Everybody has them and something must be holding you at a given height above the ground ! ’ |
| 6 | If they do n't respond I will say the next letter will be , okay I am now resigning and your car and your stock wo n't be returned to you er but I 'm holding them in lieu . |
| 7 | ‘ Here he is , I 'm holding him for you ! ’ shouted my convict . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm holding it for somebody . ’ |
| 9 | I 'm holding it for you — ’ |
| 10 | And you got the odd look but it was n't too severe because at least though they had no clothes on at least you were holding them by the waist . |
| 11 | The secret is holding it in check , rationing it , saving the best of yourself for the night , and as I scanned the running order in the lull before the storm , I still could n't decide on a personal favourite . |
| 12 | Of course many committees are composed of old chums , but a way of making meetings less forbidding to those outside the circle is to hold them on neutral ground outside members homes . |
| 13 | At which , after an ovation , half the audience did depart to hear Michael Heseltine , whose idea of a fringe meeting is to hold it in the Grand Theatre , which is very grand , built 1906 , seats 1,200 , and where Alvin Stardust will head the bill in this year 's pantomime . |
| 14 | The simplest way to destroy an ailing fish is to hold it in a damp cloth and dash it smartly against a hard surface such as a concrete path . |
| 15 | FitzAlan was holding her as if he would make her part of himself , as if he could not bear to be separate from her . |
| 16 | He was holding her in his arms for warmth . |
| 17 | Chicken Likken was holding him to her breast with her wings , trying to comfort him . |
| 18 | But still the horses would n't budge : they were fixed as if something was holding them to the road . |
| 19 | Jimmy adjusted the gun so that he was holding it with both hands . |
| 20 | I was weathering the winter and believed that if there was anything in my lung , then at the very worst I was holding it at bay . |
| 21 | I was holding it in such an awkward way that fingers eventually protested . |
| 22 | He was holding it by the bridle a minute or two later . |
| 23 | The lady was holding it like that I run up , I go ooh bang and it goes . |
| 24 | All she had to do was hold them at bay for a few weeks . |
| 25 | All this training was to hold them in good stead for the war to come , when the older members were to form the backbone of a very efficient Fire Brigade . |