Example sentences of "as [pron] hold the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So long as I hold the office of Home Secretary , I shall give no countenance to the view that they should not be prevented from being such a danger . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Maybe he 's used to servants , ’ I said to Helen in a loud voice , as I held the door open for him to slide in next to Jeeta and Jamila . |
| 3 | I asked as I held the deli door open for him . |
| 4 | As you hold the Chalice , become aware of any resistance you might have to drinking from it . |
| 5 | As she held the cup of tea to her mouth , she felt herself tumble down into a deep well . |
| 6 | I did n't mean no harm , ’ tightening her grip with as much fervour as she held the loaf . |
| 7 | ‘ It is good , ’ she said , as she held the cloth and told me to sit . |
| 8 | Stella 's hands were trembling as she held the torch . |
| 9 | She had been rolling her hips as she held the tip of his impatient knob just inside her cunt lips . |
| 10 | There were tears in Cynthia 's eyes as she held the thin , wasted body of her adored sister in her arms . |
| 11 | It seemed almost too heavy for him to lift but he managed it , resting it against his leg and swinging it along as she held the door open for him . |
| 12 | But even as she held the knob in her hand and was about to turn it , she hesitated and her arm dropped to her side . |
| 13 | At this meeting it was decided by the Committee to approve the Constitution of the European Federation of Funeral Services on behalf of the N.A.F.D. As we hold the Presidency of E.F.E.S. it was decided that we would not vote in favour of any one particular city for the location of the registered office for E.F.F.S. , but would endorse the decision of the majority over this matter . |
| 14 | Sarah put a hand over his , as they held the reins . |
| 15 | Her hands enclosed Pertwee 's wrist as he held the lighter and they were no more steady than his . |
| 16 | So off went the mouse , as he held the cake fast , |
| 17 | ‘ Thought we would let the girls have the tea , ’ he laughed as he held the jar aloft . |
| 18 | The blood ran down the inside of his arm , where the skin was pale , and collected in the palm of his hand as he held the wound out for Dad to look at . |
| 19 | At first she had let him wash their three-month-old child but Fred 's face had become red and perspiration stood out on his forehead as he held the mite as though she were made of china . |
| 20 | ‘ Tell me more , ’ he said to the stranger , as he held the unconscious girl gently in his arms . |
| 21 | ‘ Let us repair for some repast , ’ he chuckled as he held the door open for me . |
| 22 | He led her to a waiting taxi and , as he held the door for her , for a brief instant their eyes met . |
| 23 | His hands shook as he held the antler spoon . |
| 24 | His gaze narrowed as he held the door open . |
| 25 | Penry reached out a long arm and drew her in front of him so that she stood in the shelter of his arms as he held the wheel . |
| 26 | In the latter case , the registrar is bound to register the transfer as he holds the land certificate ( in contrast to the charge certificate , which is held by the mortgagee ) unless there is a restriction on the proprietorship register requiring the consent of the mortgagee to such transfer . |