Example sentences of "and hold [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So my suggestion and this is only a suggestion , the beards which in the past have been interpreted as a kind of erm epigrammatic signal , in other words a kind of erm sign on the face of the male as they 're deceived , my guess is that , th that beards may actually have evolved to protect the throat because erm the critical thing in , in killing somebody is to block the , the windpipe and that 's and in fact even , even lions do this , you saw in the film when a lion kills an antelope or something , he does n't go to all the trouble of making horrible gashes , he grabs the , the windpipe and holds on until the antelope or whatever it is is just er |
| 2 | It shows something of the best that human beings are capable of , and hints too of their tragic failure to grasp that best and hold on to it . |
| 3 | The crosser is required to tight-rope walk on the single strand below and hold on to the two other lines for balance . |
| 4 | Instead , look for a protein based product that is acid balanced to keep the cuticle tight and hold on to the colour . |
| 5 | Curve the body to one side and hold on to a part of your leg that you can reach easily , stretching the other arm straight up . |
| 6 | Daisy had brought her sketch pad , but found it difficult to capture the action and hold on to a straining Ethel . |
| 7 | And hold on to the bundles ! ’ |
| 8 | Mary , you come and hold on to her . |
| 9 | Now they wear little except shorts and light rubber-soled pumps and hold on to vertical cliff walls like flies with a combination of sticky powder on their fingers , the faith of an Indian fakir , and tons of hardware in the shape of bolts , runners and slings hammered into the rocks . |
| 10 | Come and hold on to me . ’ |
| 11 | I 'll stay with you and hold on to the guns . |
| 12 | You sit on the saddle and try and keep your balance and hold on to the handlebars . |
| 13 | So the first number , listen to this the first number and try and hold on to it . |
| 14 | Try and hold on to twelve numbers , here we go . |
| 15 | Take your bag and hold on to me . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ OK , now try and relax and hold on to me . |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers verses Swindon Town.Now all it needs is for the Swindon players to hold their nerve and hold on to their two goal advantage . |
| 18 | Hankin , who spent 18 months at Peterborough under John Wile before being released in 1985 , saw his young braves survive numerous corners and hold on to a point against a side who have seen off Liverpool and Newcastle at home this season . |
| 19 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 3 counts . |
| 20 | Lying down , with knees bent towards the chest , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 21 | Raise the elbows head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 22 | Repeat 3 more times and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 23 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 24 | Repeat 3 more times , and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 25 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 26 | Repeat 3 more times , and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 27 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 28 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 29 | Repeat 3 more times and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 30 | Lying as shown , raise the elbows head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |