Example sentences of "[prep] he [coord] hold [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 She put her arms round him and held him tight against her .
2 She put her arms round him and held him tightly .
3 Molland picked up the Daily Telegraph lying on the chair beside him and held it out .
4 Fran flushed even more , trying to draw away , but he would n't let her as he curled her to him and held her tightly until the ache subsided .
5 Isambard let his weight lie over him and held him down , and deliberately lifted the boy 's right arm and dashed his elbow hard against the paving .
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