Example sentences of "and hold [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He follows me down and holds me in his arms . |
| 2 | The man stops , whirls me round and holds me against his chest . |
| 3 | He covers it with his other hand , draws his fists apart and holds them for GUIL . |
| 4 | The four row knit/knit section seals the ridges and holds them in place . |
| 5 | He hands me the silver tube , lights a match and holds it under the foil while I suck in and follow the smoke . |
| 6 | Yet another , the gladiator spider , spins a small skein of silk and holds it between her four front legs . |
| 7 | It clutches the note , screws it up and holds it to its greasy black coat . |
| 8 | She picks up this blue skirt and holds it against her legs and then puts it back on the rail . |
| 9 | Crilly kisses my hand and holds it against his mouth . |
| 10 | Two or more warp strands are tied together to form a knot which presses against the final weft strand and holds it in place . |
| 11 | He had wanted to take each part ; eyes , skin , hair , bones , and he had wanted to scoop her up and hold her between his hands and never release her again . |
| 12 | She would have liked to take the girl in her arms and hold her for a long time . |
| 13 | He wanted to press his mouth to her softly parted lips and taste the sweetness within , he wanted to push aside the loosely tied neck of her shift and let his hand savour the warmth of her flesh , he wanted to lay her back on the bed and hold her against him as he had at the river-crossing ; he wanted her . |
| 14 | Her hands lifted to cradle his head , and hold him against her , her fingers raking through the crisp dark hair . |
| 15 | We should take them at their word and hold them to it , rather than resign ourselves to the judgment that they have been lying . |
| 16 | Mechanical filtration is anything , like filter wood , used to strain and collect particles and hold them for removal . |
| 17 | One god raises his hand to the tump-line to slip it off his forehead , whereas others have slipped off their load , and hold them in their laps . |
| 18 | The Lamia also had a peculiar ability to take out her eyes and hold them in her hand . |
| 19 | You can load up to 10 applications and hold them in suspended animation in the background while you work on another app in the foreground . |
| 20 | The prime business of the eight members of the London Discount Market Association is to buy bills at a discount and hold them until redemption date , thereby taking a profit . |
| 21 | And hold thee in my heart , my love |
| 22 | So we 'll sound out parliament first , and hold you in reserve , my lord , for a last resort . ’ |
| 23 | Then the Cid assembled together the Christians in the Alcazar , and when they were assembled , he rose upon his feet and said , Friends and kinsmen and vassals , praised be God and holy Mary Mother , all the good which I have in the world I have here in Valencia ; with hard labour I won the city , and hold it for my heritage , and for nothing less than death will I leave it . |
| 24 | The Scots word ‘ gillie ’ , referring to a stable-boy whose job it is to settle a pony and hold it for a child to ride , is derived from the fey and solitary ghillie dhu . |
| 25 | Think yourself into it and hold it for a while . |
| 26 | Brush hair back and hold it into a ponytail , twist the hair as tight as possible , then hold the whole section upwards , tuck the end under and secure firmly with lots of grips . |
| 27 | He reached out to take one of her hands and hold it between both his own . |
| 28 | Frozen food storage cabinets are designed to accept pre-frozen food and hold it at the proper storage temperature — 18°C to -22°C . |
| 29 | It was all so unreal , she felt she had to write it down to prove it was happening , to have it and hold it to her heart . |
| 30 | I borrow the gun and hold it to the big guy 's head . |