Example sentences of "held close " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he sat on her bed and , without a word from either of them , she went willingly into his arms and was held close in his embrace . |
| 2 | To be held close against your heart . |
| 3 | Two of many examples of nomic correlates , although the matter is in several ways complex , are provided by the interdependent variation of the pressure of a gas and its volume and temperature , according to the Boyle-Charles law for ideal gases , and the orbits of the two stars which make up a double star , which are held close together by mutual gravitational attraction . |
| 4 | It felt so good to be held close , to feel the warm security of his arms around her . |
| 5 | Since then she had deliberately avoided any involvement in man-woman affairs , so had not been held close in strong arms , not been kissed , had not made love . |