Example sentences of "hold [pron] off for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Hold them off for as long as you can . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Good as she is , Postine wo n't hold them off for long , ’ said Klift . |
| 3 | their , their supply routes are n't as well defined as ours , but they 've got shear weight of numbers , see , I 'm af , I 'm afraid , I could be a fucking karate black belt or something right , so one on one against you I would n't have a problem , but if you went and got fucking thirty of your mates I would have a problem , I maybe able to hold you off for a fucking few minutes or something or if you could either contact , maybe a few months or years or something , but they will win |
| 4 | But give him his due , he does not give up for a scratch or two , and not even a dagger could hold him off for ever . ’ |
| 5 | I , I 'll hold it off for the I 'm economizing on the |