Example sentences of "[Wh det] were hold [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She reached down to her knickers , which were held loosely around her knees by their elastic . |
| 2 | She turned as her maid appeared from the anteroom with two dresses , one gold and one white , which were held up for Jane 's inspection.Jane pointed to the pale gold dress then returned her attention to the mirror . |
| 3 | Their nods of acknowledgement became full bows which were held uncertainly while they attempted to adjust to the fact that they were , unexpectedly , in the presence of a member of the Royal Family . |
| 4 | Fourth and last , Corinth inspired little history-writing : Aristotle 's Constitution of the Corinthians does not survive , nor does Theopompus ' Korinthiakos ( T 48 ) ; apart from that there are only hellenistic prose versions of the archaic Corinthian poetry of Eumelos , and hellenistic treatises on the Isthmian games , which were held nearby . |
| 5 | His on-stage father would unsnap the child 's clothes , which were held together at the back by a clasp , pack them with toothbrush , pyjamas , and reading matter , and throw the patient luggage at an assistant stage manager dressed as a railway porter . |