Example sentences of "he [be] hold the " in BNC.

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1 If you see a dog make a controlled attack in a Schutzhund test , that attack is always silent , except when he is holding the helper at bay in the hide , when he again calls up the pack ( his handler ) .
2 He is holding the plastic tub out to Keith .
3 Oh well there he is holding the door look , thank you , great Chris , come on .
4 If he says yes , then he 's holding the tape recorder , if he said no , you 'd say , Have you got fifteen ?
5 He was holding the grenade above his head , ready to throw .
6 The defendant accepted as a fact that he was holding the revolver when the fatal shot was discharged , but the case for the defence was that the revolver went off accidentally in the course of a struggle during which the defendant forcibly placed Paulette in the driver 's seat .
7 He was holding the gun out like a target-shooter , everything wrong , and he did n't speak because he could n't think of a thing to say .
8 Dawson 's reply came from a distance ; he was holding the phone away from his mouth .
9 He was holding the animal 's head up by its antlers and looking shyly pleased at the camera .
10 And all the while , while he was handing him the plate of meat and bread , and while he was holding the cup to the trembling lips , a little silvery voice was beating inside Fergus 's head : this is all wrong .
11 He was holding the sugar-jar up questioningly .
12 He was holding the evidence in his hand .
13 He was holding the bucking steering wheel with his artificial hand while he felt under the dashboard for his cigarettes .
14 He was holding the letter only a few centimetres from his eyes .
15 Husband said : ‘ It went wrong , badly wrong , ’ then lit a match and Sims found he was holding the ball again .
16 For the first time , she saw he was holding the roses she 'd thrown from the window , and he handed them to her .
17 He was holding the lighted match .
18 The Don/R spread his legs so he was holding the bike up , then he rapped on the back door of the Transit with a gauntleted hand .
19 He was only gone a moment or two and when he returned he was holding the complete clasp .
20 He was holding the passenger door open for her , and his face gave nothing away .
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