Example sentences of "could [not/n't] hold the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus in Smith v Hughes ( 1871 ) LR 6 QB 597 , it was held that the seller of oats could not hold the buyer to the contract of sale if the seller was aware that the buyer was intending to accept an offer to sell oats warranted to be old , where , in fact , the seller was not intending to give any such warranty . |
| 2 | I could n't hold the component in a sash cramp , itself held in the vice , because the bearing at the base of the router fouled the sash cramp . |
| 3 | I could n't hold the car on the clutch and I rolled back down the hill , getting very embarrassed , especially when a man had to help me push the car up the hill again ! |
| 4 | Trouble was , I just could n't hold the sheep properly — but then I have to admit I never liked doing it . |
| 5 | She could n't hold the challenge of Kostroma in the straight , but second place brought her earnings worldwide to half a million pounds . |
| 6 | Once outside , she could n't hold the storm off any longer . |
| 7 | Reece could n't hold the shot and Guy Whittingham ran in for his 40th goal of the season . |
| 8 | ‘ Our first-half performance was disappointing in that we could n't hold the ball up front . |