Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [be] hold " in BNC.

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1 I wish we were having a picnic , and that it was hot , and I do indeed wish that we were all together ; though even if I were to hold the whole world against my chest , it would probably save us from very little .
2 as if I was holding the thought in my hands , looking at it , turning it about .
3 Dawn is particularly inquisitive , and I soon discovered she would never fly properly in a new area without investigating it first , even if I was holding out food for her .
4 If I 'm holding anything , so that I 'm holding the hand in one position for a long time
5 Although she was smiling there was something tight in her voice , as if she were holding her breath .
6 It was as if she were holding a much more exciting conversation inside her own head , Carrie decided .
7 A stream of urine splashed into the first glass , and as it filled Estelle guided the stream to the next glass as if she were holding a hose pipe .
8 If you are holding a loop of line from the reel , and you feel a bite , you can feed this loop to the fish until you know it is time to strike .
9 If you are holding a New Year highland fling , who better to supply Scottish recipes than Sue Lawrence , the 1991 MasterChef winner who is from north of the border .
10 If you are holding it too tightly it will draw up the knitting which will become very tight and solid .
11 If you are held from getting airborne or landing for more than 5 minutes by our AIR/GROUND radio , we will give you your lesson free ! !
12 If you are held or restrained by the attacker try not to panic .
13 But always hold it , keep it and if you 're holding that stone you wo n't stutter .
14 So the centre line is an is an important aspect of Now if you 're holding your notes yeah I I mean that 's not a very open sort of centre line is it because I 've got this as a barrier .
15 Because I ca n't if you 're holding that handle there there 's nowhere for me to walk .
16 If we are to hold out any hope of a substantial improvement in the pay and conditions of the farm worker , therefore , trade unionism seems to offer a means of achieving these ends on only the largest farming enterprises , where plant bargaining above the AWB rates becomes a possibility .
17 That someone is unsteady on his feet , off-balance , swaying bout , is something to be seen , or , if we are holding him , felt .
18 It was the image which counted — if we 're to hold our position as the largest security organization on the Continent .
19 Not now , not next year but in the next twenty years so there are a problem with schools , there are problems , I think , with changing leisure habits er people , the way that people take their leisure has changed over the last twenty years and not always have clubs , organizations and sailing schools taken account of that in , in their programme , especially with youngsters and I have to say I also believe there is apathy in some clubs and other organizations , not every club has an active youth sailing scheme and I believe that any club that does n't either must be extremely popular because of its er prices of beer or , or some other reason or it may not exist perhaps in twenty years ' time , so I think it 's an ext extremely important topic brought about by the maybe , without being melodramatic , some of the stuff that we 're reading in the papers about youngsters these days but looking at it from a purely selfish sailing point of view if we 're to get more youngsters into the sport even if we 're to hold our ground we 've got to make a big effort over , over this year and , and it 's important make sure that it runs on for future years .
20 Because in fact if we 're holding far too much stock we ought to do something about reducing it because it 's all
21 If we were to hold that the division of a final hearing into parts deprived the parties of an unfettered right of appeal , we should be placing an indirect fetter upon the ability of the court to order split trials .
22 If they are holding it on their mainframe , they have to devise their own implementation of SASPAC91 .
23 There are certain areas of the body which can initiate movement patterns , if they are held and moved in certain ways , taking into account the effect of gravity on them .
24 If they are held in overcrowded conditions , unfit for a dog to live in , and have no meaningful occupation — I do not mean soulless , non-productive work — they have no alternative but to fall into mischief and cause trouble .
25 5.2 Miscellaneous It will be no breach of confidentiality to disclose documents on discovery in the course of litigation even if they are held subject to a duty of confidence owed to a third party .
26 They often looked very strained to Anna , as if they were holding on to their loyalty for dear life .
27 If they were held at bay longer than they anticipated and carried into the final day , it only seemed a stay of execution for the West Indies .
28 A preliminary exploration of the issues involved revealed a number of complex legal and practical difficulties which could threaten the effectiveness of future disciplinary procedures if they were held in public , according to Institute secretary and chief executive Andrew Colquhoun .
29 If they were held on to the animal or plant would die .
30 Obviously investment trusts ' management expenses need to be paid and corporation tax paid , again reducing the value of the shares relative to the underlying assets if they were held by the investor .
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