Example sentences of "hold it [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , Mr X gives property to Mr Z who holds it absolutely for the infant unmarried son of Mr X. That is a transfer of an asset and a settlement for the purposes of ss663 and 664 ( although the Revenue may not apply ss663 where the income is not paid to the infant ) . |
| 2 | So you count , you hold it down for three . |
| 3 | So remember you hold it down for the right length and quickly take your hand off , as soon as you 've done it . |
| 4 | A spokesperson will then either transition the module into a conceptually approved state or hold it back for further work before approval . |
| 5 | Work at relaxing your muscles , so that the stretch is at a maximum , then hold it there for around 30 seconds . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Stand on one leg and bring your other knee up to your chest and hold it there for ten seconds . |
| 8 | He 'd have to pull it very tight and hold it there for about three minutes to make sure . |
| 9 | Mike was holding it up for Mr. Rowbotham to see . |
| 10 | ‘ I also have a green velvet hat , ’ she told him solemnly , holding it up for inspection . |
| 11 | ‘ Accept the letter then , Miss , ’ the older man insisted , holding it out for Beth to take . |
| 12 | He spread the jacket between his hands , holding it out for them to see . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Shall I hold it up for you , and erm , or somebody 'll hold it up for you . |
| 15 | Shall I hold it up for you , and erm , or somebody 'll hold it up for you . |
| 16 | I , I 'll hold it off for the I 'm economizing on the |
| 17 | We need to hold it here for another half hour . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've concreted up the mouth of the cave and the gap in the rocks which it burst through because I wanted to hold it there for a bit longer . |
| 19 | With a colossal effort , she managed to hold it there for about ten seconds . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Withdrawing one hand from behind her back , she held it up for inspection . |
| 22 | See , ’ she held it up for his inspection . |
| 23 | Harvey held it up for Pike to see . |
| 24 | Then he capped his own little finger with it and held it up for them both to see . |
| 25 | She just gave a dirty chuckle but later , in the hospitality room , I noticed her glossing up , and then she marched up , got hold of my face and planted a great magenta smacker on my cheek , and held it there for several seconds . |
| 26 | She took the smoke down deep into her lungs and held it there for a while before letting it out slowly . |
| 27 | Marx downed his glass in one gulp and absent-mindedly held it out for more . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | He turned to reach down her fleecy cream jacket from the stand in the corner and held it out for her . |
| 30 | She held it out for me to see . |