Example sentences of "he hold [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shears are a Y that wants to be an X — he holds them like a water diviner , |
| 2 | He holds me like the devil himself . |
| 3 | Only one of them looks directly out of the picture , and he holds us with a gloomy , ironical eye — an unflattered eye , as well , we ca n't help noticing . |
| 4 | He holds you by the voice of his demands , |
| 5 | He holds it through a riveting performance of the Toccata , a sumptuously lyrical adagio ( although perhaps here it has more the air of an andante amabile ) and a gloriously ebullient Fugue . |
| 6 | Even when he waves a noose , he holds it with a velvet glove . |
| 7 | Sometimes he walking round with his marking book and he holds it at an angle you know so you can see all the answers . |
| 8 | What he can do is to say that the legal owner can not in conscience , in equity , make use of his Common Law right for his own benefit ; he must use it for the benefit of the man for whom he holds it in trust . |
| 9 | He holds it in his mouth , he picks out a match and he strikes it on the box . |
| 10 | He held me for a minute or two , quite tight , kissing and stroking my hair , then we sat down again . |
| 11 | Then he held me by both arms and stared fiercely down into my eyes . |
| 12 | He held me in his arms for a long time , kissing me gently . |
| 13 | He held them in thrall . ’ |
| 14 | Still watching me , he held them near the lamp until they caught fire . |
| 15 | She reached up to kiss him , and as he held her to him he was aware of her slender nakedness beneath the ivory silk robe . |
| 16 | He held her to him and she started to weep hysterically . |
| 17 | But oh , how much she loved him when he held her to his heart , and was gentle , like now . |
| 18 | He held her for a while and they said nothing . |
| 19 | He held her for a moment longer , glaring down at her , crushing her with his body , his fingers . |
| 20 | Then , as she shuddered , he held her for a moment against him . |
| 21 | He held her at arm 's length . |
| 22 | He held her at arm 's length and smiled tenderly . |
| 23 | He held her at arm 's length until his muscles ached . |
| 24 | He held her with those ice-blue pools for what seemed an eternity , draining her resistance , mesmerising her . |
| 25 | Stiffly , she tried to wriggle free of his arms , but he held her against him , restraining her until she stopped writhing . |
| 26 | He held her against his tweed-upholstered person while he waded out of the pond , but put her down immediately when he touched dry land . |
| 27 | He held her against him for a moment . |
| 28 | Slowly his mouth released hers as he held her against him , the movement of his breath stirring her hair . |
| 29 | He held her against him , nursing her as though she had been a small child , while looking down into her face . |
| 30 | He held her against him , and she heard his heart beating hard against his powerful chest . |