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Example sentences of "and hold it [adv] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I love him to bits but I 'm long past the stage of believing marriage is what makes a relationship real and holds it together .
2	If drilling use a very sharp drill and hold it straight , drilling onto wood if possible so that it does n't crack the jar
3	I hope that after his next public performance of Odyssey , Simon Rattle will be encouraged to take this amazing score and hold it high in honour of this wonderful composer , of whom we know so little , who has had the courage to write such stirring and inspirational music , at heavenly lengths , in our time .
4	I take the methadone and hold it fast in my pocket .
5	When we are very young we see a fluffy kitten as something especially soft and cuddly and we have a strong desire to pick it up and hold it tight .
6	Glue the glass roughly together with a smear of silicone sealer and hold it together with sellotape .
7	And if she came up and thought I had n't washed properly she would push my head under the water and hold it there .
8	For the next hour , Matilda kept practising , and in the end she had managed , by the sheer power of her eyes , to lift the whole cigar clear off the table about six inches into the air and hold it there for about a minute .
9	Stand on one leg and bring your other knee up to your chest and hold it there for ten seconds .
10	He 'd have to pull it very tight and hold it there for about three minutes to make sure .
11	Then take a mouthful , and hold it there in your mouth for a moment , then swallow it , very slowly , noticing the taste of it all the way . ’
12	So we can calm and comfort a horse in the same way by wrapping our arms around it and holding it closely .
13	The huer 's job , after announcing the sighting of the shoal , was to guide his own boat to the fish , signalling East or West by removing his coat and waving it from side to side and , when the boat was on top of the shoal , by placing his coat on his telescope and holding it aloft .
14	He stopped to put it back on again , clamping it on his head and holding it there .
15	‘ Yes , it was that horrid dog , ’ replied the little vole , taking his tail between his front feet and holding it glumly .
16	She placed the receiver down and reached to the table top , picking up the silenced gun and holding it gently in both hands .
17	Traditionally , it was usual to take the upwind wing-tip and to hold it slightly below the horizontal .
18	It is a great accomplishment in singing to take a melodic line up to a position of potential energy , and to hold it there , poised and ready to plunge like a kingfisher .
19	He took the Deep Space discod from his jerkin and held it meaningfully towards the light source .
20	He took her hand and held it tenderly and they both smiled as Mitch at Maggie 's side muttered ,
21	Emptying his mind of everything except an awareness of the Presence of his Creator , Father Kipling enfolded the stem of the monstrance in the ends of his humeral veil , and held it high , and made with it the Sign of the Cross in the air .
22	The police-sergeant took the envelope and held it carefully by the edges between his fingers and thumb .
23	She plucked the thermometer from Forster and held it unbelievingly in front of her .
24	Marcus put his cup on the floor , snatched a biscuit from the plate and held it absently between finger and thumb .
25	He caught her hand and held it fast , his fingers tightening as she hesitated .
26	And held it right up until recently .
27	She took his face between her two hands and held it away , panting .
28	He picked it up and held it away from him while he looked at it .
29	When it was fully clear of the cave , three of the hunters then simultaneously seized it by head , tail and centre and held it straight enough to feed head-first into an open sack held by the fourth man .
30	He took her arm , and held it firmly by its crooked elbow , propelling her so that she did not collide with the crowds of people , and she liked to have it held .