Example sentences of "holding [pers pn] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , we 're holding them here and here . ’ |
| 2 | Charlemagne sent gifts to him in late 795 or early 796 , but when Aethelred was killed in 796 and the Frankish envoys returned to Gaul with the news , Charles recalled his gifts , furious that the Northumbrians should murder their lord and holding them worse than pagans ; and this sudden loss of his Northumbrian protégé may well have endangered the delicate balance Charlemagne was seeking to maintain in England to circumscribe the power of Offa of Mercia ( see below , p. 176 ff . ) . |
| 3 | He kissed Frau Nordern , Erika , and Omi , holding her firmly but gently , and staring into her old eyes , and saying , Do remember our little chat this afternoon , dear sister , ’ and she , her eyes moist , like a well refilling after a drought , promised that she would . |
| 4 | She felt their hands holding her firmly and one of them pushed his scarf over her mouth to muffle her scream . |
| 5 | She snuggled down and began to drift to sleep , memories of Alain holding her here as she wept on that first day , memories of him bringing her up to bed after he had kissed her in the kitchen , fluttering like moths in the light , easing her into sleep . |
| 6 | He was slow to release her , holding her even when his mouth had disclaimed hers , turning his golden head slowly to greet the newcomer , one arm still possessively around her waist . |
| 7 | Meredith felt her legs give way , and lost her balance , but Lucenzo snaked out a hand and caught her expertly , firmly pushing her against the hatch and holding her there while she regained her equilibrium . |
| 8 | He had reached over and was gripping her shoulder with his left hand , holding her so that her face was close to his . |
| 9 | For a second or two she felt the protection of a man 's arms holding her securely and then she had crashed on top of him and was lying spread-eagled on a rock-hard body , deceptively concealed beneath soft fabric . |
| 10 | It was like swimming in warm darkness , only her slender arms around his neck holding her upright as his hands caressed her body and moulded her against him . |
| 11 | More complicated patterns for the arm involve holding it straight and turned outwards at certain angles , where the physiotherapist has placed the arm , and then learning to move the arm between two positions . |
| 12 | The difference was that he accepted her attempt at consolation , taking her palm between both of his own hands , holding it gently and meeting her compassionate gaze with the glimmer of a smile . |
| 13 | Throwing it open , he lifted out a sinewy and almost reptilian form , holding it aloft and going down the line of young men , offering it briefly to each in turn . |
| 14 | A woman standing next to her thrust a baby into her arms , and with her usual politeness she stayed holding it long after she would have liked to go away . |