Example sentences of "[noun sg] [that] held it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Glancing down at the package as though it might just possibly bite , she took a deep breath and began to unpick the sellotape that held it intact . |
| 2 | Before Rincewind could restrain him Twoflower ran around the edge of the pit to the box , which was being dragged across the floor while its lid snapped ineffectually at the tentacle that held it . |
| 3 | Lilith Penrose removed the wedge that held it . |
| 4 | It compelled him to look closer ; to feel the smooth , damp surface ; to grasp the ring of iron that held it prisoner ; to look into the black space behind it . |
| 5 | The picture began to tremble in the hand that held it . |
| 6 | When it was pressed again , doggedly but almost blindly , he struck the questing sword expertly out of the hand that held it , with only the measured force required , and reached a hand eagerly to his adversary as he crumpled to his knees . |
| 7 | Surprise made her catch a breath , but it was the swiftly ensuing resentment that held it locked in her lungs for seconds after she should have expelled it as she stared questioningly at Luke Scott , casually elegant in a beautifully made lightweight jacket worn over a pale shirt and obviously expensive trousers with a discreetly fashionable belt . |