Example sentences of "hold [adv] [prep] the body " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robert Crehan claims he was held down as the body building star repeatedly kicked him . |
| 2 | • Fins held close to the body |
| 3 | As with Palaeocarpilius powerful claws are held close to the body , like the living shore crab . |
| 4 | Powerful pincers are held close to the body , also equipped with a good ‘ cutting ’ edge . |
| 5 | When pursued , they shoot out of the water and spread greatly elongated , broad pectorals which until now have been held close to the body . |
| 6 | When they are moving about and their legs are held apart from the body the splash-pattern is not obvious , but once they crouch motionless , with their legs drawn up to their sides , their trunk and leg patches meet and obscure the divisions between them . |