Example sentences of "hold her [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | [ The CARDINAL and the FOX hold her in conversation against her will . |
| 2 | Holding her at arm 's length he stared into her face as if to memorise every detail . |
| 3 | ‘ Maybe it really is time I settled down , ’ he said , holding her at arm 's length and smudging her tears away with his thumb . |
| 4 | Holding her at arm 's length , he said , ‘ You look terrible , Christina . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh-Dave-you-silly ! ’ she half-panted , half-laughed , hopping towards him as he retreated , holding her at arm 's length , but did n't finish for he let her catch up , caught all her weight to his body and kissed her passionately . |
| 6 | ‘ The children , ’ he said fondly , holding her at arm 's length . |
| 7 | ‘ Whatever is it ? ’ shrieked the old lady , shaking her loose and holding her at arm 's length . |
| 8 | Squatting to hug the two kids , fussing with Frieda 's collar , unable to stop holding her in relief . |
| 9 | If the objective of his policy had been to maintain a balance of power by opposing the strongest nation in Europe , he was no doubt picking the wrong enemy ; France was the rising power , and later in the century English policy was devoted to holding her in check . |
| 10 | ‘ You can let me go now , ’ Jenna said stiffly , reminding him that he was still holding her in arms that were beginning to tighten almost imperceptibly . |
| 11 | She tried to slide past him but he swung round with her , catching both her hands and holding her in front of him . |
| 12 | For a long moment all she could do was stare back at him , his dark fathomless eyes holding her in thrall . |
| 13 | Englishmen were afraid that France might be able to dominate Europe and were determined to hold her in check . |
| 14 | She would never allow him a reason to pity her again , to hold her in contempt . |
| 15 | The eyes that burned through her seemed to hold her like rivets . |
| 16 | Yes , she 'll be loaded now , but we can hold her in Bilbao . |
| 17 | She sat quite still , the little book in her lap and gazed up at the pale candle flame , hardly seeing it , so busy was her inward eye upon the scenes that had held her in thrall for two hours or more . |
| 18 | But she was already locked within the power of his desire , within the focus of that concentrated attention that had held her in thrall before . |
| 19 | Joshua held her for half-an-hour , dozing contentedly . |
| 20 | She shot her arm out and tried to grab it from him , but his fingers closed firmly around her wrist and easily held her at bay . |
| 21 | Her mother held her at arm 's length and examined her like a piece of merchandise , turning her this way and that , searching for concealed flaws . |
| 22 | He held her at arm 's length . |
| 23 | He held her at arm 's length and smiled tenderly . |
| 24 | He held her at arm 's length until his muscles ached . |
| 25 | Then she held her at arm 's length and frowned a little . |
| 26 | Gina stopped where she was , her fingers clenched in the palms of her hand as she fought to control the surge of irritation which threatened to make her lose her temper completely , while Rune 's brilliant gaze held her in thrall , intimate , deliberately self-assured . |
| 27 | He could command her responses as easily as though he held her in thrall , and that made her more than a little afraid . |
| 28 | How could she have let herself be used by a man who held her in contempt ? |
| 29 | Her speech was clipped and deprecatory , yet she was sought after by a host of admirers who held her in awe and sometimes felt affection for her . |