Example sentences of "had hold [adv prt] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | But social worker Jenny Barker wishes she had held out against pressure to promote her four-year-old daughter Ruth from nursery to reception . |
| 2 | One afternoon we were taken to the Kidge above Delhi where British troops had held out against constant attacks during the Mutiny . |
| 3 | The flat , known in 1978 as a Red Brigades hideout , had been extensively searched at the time by all the security services , and it was suggested that the letters might have been planted there more recently to embarrass the government , particularly Andreotti ( now Prime Minister again ) and Cossiga ( Interior Minister in 1978 ) , who had held out against negotiating with the Red Brigades . |
| 4 | Russia on Aug. 6 recognized the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia as independent , prompting protests from the Greek government which had held out against wider European recognition . |
| 5 | Then it had held out against a wave of patriotism among a public which was totally unaware of the reality of modern warfare , never having been touched by it . |
| 6 | A garrison of fewer than 10,000 men had held out against massive Japanese land and air forces and more than 3,000 died in the defence and subsequent occupation . |