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 | Work at relaxing your muscles , so that the stretch is at a maximum , then hold it there for around 30 seconds . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Stand on one leg and bring your other knee up to your chest and hold it there for ten seconds . |
| 5 | He 'd have to pull it very tight and hold it there for about three minutes to make sure . |
| 6 | We need to hold it here for another half hour . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | With a colossal effort , she managed to hold it there for about ten seconds . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She took the smoke down deep into her lungs and held it there for a while before letting it out slowly . |
| 11 | According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle A ( s.a. 755 ) Beornred succeeded to the kingdom on the death of Aethelbald but held it only for a short time and unhappily . |
| 12 | Kruger took up a sword-sharp scimitar and held it aloft for blessing . |