Example sentences of "and held [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I smiled understanding and held on to the last wedge of the broken window , catching glimpses of the brown Yucay River snaking its way between the terraced hills . |
| 2 | She yelled , as if touched by fire , and held on to the moment , her torso subsiding fraction by fraction . |
| 3 | He could hardly stand , and held on to the back of a chair , as she entered the room . |
| 4 | Friends and relatives continued to circle the liner in small boats ; a fox terrier , sent on ahead from Germany , was rowed out each day and held up towards the rail and its distant owners . |
| 5 | Taken and imprisoned and held fast in the black depths of the Dark Ireland . |
| 6 | Colour and variety are the keynotes of the series ; children 's attention is stimulated and held throughout by the bright and lively illustrations , and the variety of text and topic types , with subjects ranging from adventure and science fiction to factual material . |
| 7 | They kept as close as they could to the east bank of the stream and held generally towards the north . |
| 8 | Cliff , the concrete contractor , and Tessa , the schoolteacher , were flipped off the paddle boat in a suck hole and held underwater by the boiling currents for a few seconds before their life-jackets brought them spluttering to the surface . |
| 9 | As the tide rose , water was forced back up the Westbury Brook and held back by the sluice gates . |
| 10 | There was a little tentative transit-taking on board some yachts , but most dispensed with esoteric racing rites and held back from the melee to claim clean air and water . |
| 11 | This last is finished in an open-weave stretch fabric and is located very simply by two pegs at its base and held back against the baffle by a strong magnet at the top — an exceptionally neat arrangement which , together with the lack of any visible fixings for the driver itself , gives the 103/4 very clean lines whether or not the grille is left in place . |
| 12 | Burford 's Trevor Smith … held on and held out in the worst of conditions to come home in twenty eighth spot … |