Example sentences of "hold she [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the child says , ‘ I dislike Auntie Kate ’ but seeks her company , holds her by the hand when they go out for a walk , and so on , we would conclude that he has not understood the word dislike . |
| 2 | She would have liked to take the girl in her arms and hold her for a long time . |
| 3 | Now she knew how to tease and tantalise her , hold her on the brim of honeydew euphoria then flood her wordless yearning with a Niagara of delirium . |
| 4 | Infuriated by his arrogance , she tried to wrench herself free , but he was ready for her , holding her with no visible effort . |
| 5 | He began with her eyes , capturing and holding her with a laser-like stare that probed deep into her brain . |
| 6 | He fended her off simply by the expedient of grasping her wrists , holding her at a distance so that she could n't even contrive to kick his shins . |
| 7 | Maggie gave a low moan , her knees sagging , and he caught her close , turning her head to his shoulder , deepening the kiss and holding her against the length of his body . |
| 8 | He was still holding her in the loose circle of his arms and she instantly bridled at the teasing . |
| 9 | Surely any minute she would wake up and find Marc lying beside her , his arms holding her in the loving way of barely twelve hours ago ? |
| 10 | Taking his curtain calls after a successful speech , he drew her to him by the hand and entwined his arms with hers until she gently shook him off , whereupon he enjoyed his triumph for a while manfully alone , until he again resorted to his wife Glenys , going to fetch her , leading her again by the hand , and holding her by the waist . |
| 11 | With Roy holding her by the arms she walked up his body until , reaching his shoulders , she flipped over and landed on her feet , screeching with laughter . |
| 12 | He was still holding her by the scruff of the neck . |
| 13 | Her step , which had begun in unaccustomed buoyancy , began to shrink ; soon , she was trudging round and round with dispirited tread , and her hanging head became so weary that her neighbour , Elisabetta , holding her by the arm , dug her elbow into Rosalba 's ribs to bring her to . |
| 14 | He had released her from his embrace , his hands merely holding her by the upper arms , and she sagged against him , trembling too violently to stand unaided , her knees buckling . |
| 15 | He eyed her searchingly , then stood still , holding her by the shoulders , oblivious of the crowds which parted to avoid them . |
| 16 | He continued to hold her by the arms for a few seconds longer , studying her face . |
| 17 | He pulled his hand gently from hers , and , still gentle , put his arm around her to hold her by the shoulder . |
| 18 | If Tom wanted her she would go to Tom , just to be with someone , to have someone to hold her in the night . |
| 19 | Topaz saw how the sobs shook Honor 's body and wanted to hold her like a child to comfort her . |
| 20 | They let me hold her for a few minutes and then they took her away upstairs to Special Care . |
| 21 | And with her jealousy came anger that he could so easily hold her in a close embrace while he still had Doreen in his system . |
| 22 | As I looked at her , I thought of her shrinking , like someone in a fairytale , and how one day I might hold her in the palm of my hand with her little voice squeaking commands at me as if she was a mouse I 'd picked up in the garden . |
| 23 | To her astonishment , though , when the Dobermann had just held her in a gentle restraining grip , and no more than that , she could see that there were already small signs of bruising beginning to show on either side of her ankle . |
| 24 | He kissed her , held her to the breast where the skin of the youngest son was warmed by his own skin , and the horn of the stag kept the life and the memory of the youngest son alive . |
| 25 | He held her for a while and they said nothing . |
| 26 | He held her for a moment longer , glaring down at her , crushing her with his body , his fingers . |
| 27 | Shiona held her for a moment , her anger instantly vanishing to be replaced by a warm , maternal well of love . |
| 28 | Then , as she shuddered , he held her for a moment against him . |
| 29 | His arms he folded round her , and so held her for a moment passive ; then with a sudden sharp sigh she embraced him again , quivering , and lifted her mouth to him ravenously . |
| 30 | He released her , held her on the shoulders for a moment and quickly turned away . |