Example sentences of "hold up [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | HOLD UP ON VIDEO : But it was Nick Moore , his hand in plaster NOT Mick Boler ( inset ) |
| 2 | In fact : a full-length cinema-scope colour spread of BB on her stomach at the water 's edge displaying a bottom ‘ as bare as a censor 's eyeball ’ said Time ; BB rescued from the sea in a clinging wet dress ; her wedding night concealed behind some strategically tossed bed linen ; and her breasts showing in faint outline through the sheet she is holding up for modesty 's sake ( they were never seen unveiled ) . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think that would hold up in court , ’ said Peggy softly . |
| 4 | Another concern of the book is indeed with concepts and with theorizing , and throughout this chapter concepts — from deindustrialization to uneven development to full employment — will be held up to scrutiny . |
| 5 | Fergus was back against the table , one hand held up to ward the Lad off , and Taliesin and Fribble had sprung to their feet , both free now of the insidious music of Fael-Inis 's pipes . |
| 6 | While agreeing with the spirit of Jameson 's suggestion that an avant-garde sensibility may displace and make strange the regularity of everyday television , it is not enough to appeal to an already formed avant garde — formed in another place or at another time and for another purpose — which can be hauled in and held up to television as a template of value . |
| 7 | The Empress was held up to obloquy as an empty and frivolous woman while the Emperor was denounced as a degenerate debauchee , their only common interests being a desire for power and extravagant spectacle . |
| 8 | In Orkney the abandoned wreck of the Bettina Danica will be held up as proof that tough controls are needed on shipping passing through the treacherous waters of the Pentland Firth . |
| 9 | None could be held up as creator , sustainer or judge of the world . |
| 10 | Salaries had never been comparable with others in the record industry ; the smaller , more agreeable , ‘ cottage industry ’ atmosphere of the company had always been held up as compensation for a parsimonious attitude to wages . |
| 11 | There was a horse running round and we got held up with traffic . |
| 12 | Should the person in charge of the chart see any item that was likely to fall behind , he pinned a flag at this particular point , and if the article was likely to be held up for want of raw material a blue flag was pinned up ; but if this delay was due to one or other of the works departments getting behind with the manufacture , a red flag with a numeral upon it was used , which indicated the shop or department . |
| 13 | If these responsibilities be shirked , valuable and important work will either be held up for want of teachers or fall into the hands of those ill qualified to deal with it … |
| 14 | If you work in a university , polytechnic , college or school anywhere in the world and your work is held up for lack of funding , the Research Fund may be able to help you . |
| 15 | During this period , wild and woolly concepts of ‘ national grids ’ of leys were published and thick black pencil lines defaced countless maps — naive enthusiasm that is still held up for ridicule by ley sceptics . |
| 16 | ‘ Held up on account of their work to rule . |
| 17 | Too frequently I have made the mistake of buying fresh food once a week and either running out of organisational steam halfway through the week , so all the meals I had planned to cook have fallen by the wayside , or being held up at work or in some other way and grabbing fish and chips on the way home instead . |
| 18 | I start to apologize for being held up at work . |
| 19 | HEART-THROB singer Richard Marx was left shaking with fear after being held up at gunpoint by Chinese gangsters . |
| 20 | Like Mr Thompson they were held up at gunpoint by two men near their hotel . |
| 21 | A car salesman is recovering after being held up at gunpoint by a man posing as a customer . |
| 22 | ‘ I meant to get some food on my way home , but I got held up at college , ’ she explained , examining various other articles in the fridge with distaste . |
| 23 | A petrol station assistant and her friend have been held up at knifepoint . |
| 24 | While I 'm on a journey I 'm always looking for cones and sometimes I 'm fortunate enough to be held up at traffic works . |
| 25 | Parents are often held up in traffic so I waited until after 5pm . ’ |
| 26 | Held up in rear by Piggott , Pharly Story was left with a stiff task as the leaders quickened the pace turning for home . |
| 27 | The chief functions of the short time-limit under Ord. 53 are to prevent public programmes from being unduly held up by litigation challenging the legality of such programmes ; and to prevent steps already taken in execution of challenged decisions having to be reversed long after the decision was acted upon . |
| 28 | Indeed , it is possible to speculate that the progress of GIS is not being held up by lack of technology or of suitable software but by the cost of acquiring the data necessary for the functioning of the GIS . |
| 29 | It was held up by election uncertainties . ’ |
| 30 | They arrived at 1 pm. and were held up by Immigration Officers . |