Example sentences of "hold it [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you count , you hold it down for three . |
| 2 | So remember you hold it down for the right length and quickly take your hand off , as soon as you 've done it . |
| 3 | A spokesperson will then either transition the module into a conceptually approved state or hold it back for further work before approval . |
| 4 | Mike was holding it up for Mr. Rowbotham to see . |
| 5 | ‘ I also have a green velvet hat , ’ she told him solemnly , holding it up for inspection . |
| 6 | ‘ Accept the letter then , Miss , ’ the older man insisted , holding it out for Beth to take . |
| 7 | He spread the jacket between his hands , holding it out for them to see . |
| 8 | Glasgow District Council decided last month to release its £90,000 grant for 1992-93 to the RSNO after holding it back for almost a year . |
| 9 | Shall I hold it up for you , and erm , or somebody 'll hold it up for you . |
| 10 | Shall I hold it up for you , and erm , or somebody 'll hold it up for you . |
| 11 | I , I 'll hold it off for the I 'm economizing on the |
| 12 | He held it up for the others to see and then threw it at the thin man contemptuously who automatically caught it in both hands . |
| 13 | Withdrawing one hand from behind her back , she held it up for inspection . |
| 14 | See , ’ she held it up for his inspection . |
| 15 | Harvey held it up for Pike to see . |
| 16 | Then he capped his own little finger with it and held it up for them both to see . |
| 17 | Marx downed his glass in one gulp and absent-mindedly held it out for more . |
| 18 | To his surprise , Molly threw away the dregs of tea in her beaker and held it out for him to fill with the frothing liquor . |
| 19 | He turned to reach down her fleecy cream jacket from the stand in the corner and held it out for her . |
| 20 | She held it out for me to see . |