Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] to hold " in BNC.

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1 Want me to hold your hand now , I suppose . ’
2 ‘ I suppose you want me to hold for you ? ’
3 You want me to hold the teddy ?
4 As you work on the exercises in this chapter , I want you to hold the lemon up steadily , as a guiding polestar .
5 ‘ I want you to hold your hand , ’ said Owen , ‘ for a time . ’
6 ‘ Matthew , I want you to hold me . ’
7 I want him to hold it forever .
8 Others record that she patiently concluded the business then before the court , and went off with a reliable escort to hold a council with Bothwell about the taming of Liddesdale and empower him to hold courts in Hermitage itself .
9 MacDonald declared that he would at once see the King and advise him to hold a conference on the following morning attended by Baldwin , Samuel and himself .
10 If you must have one , the best choice would probably be the bean burrito — and ask them to hold the extras .
11 In this instance you can put it across the eyebrow , right , across the eyebrow , ask them to hold it and if you 're doing a bandage like this the way to keep it on is to have one part of the bandage going above the ear and the next time you go round go below the ear right , go above the ear and the next time you go round go below the ear okay and then finally just tie it off , get the idea ?
12 To start the game give the first player the bottle or jar and ask him to hold it on his head .
13 If he insists on calling back , ask him to hold on , and then play a blaring radio down the receiver — that should put him off for a few days .
14 If he did she would break down completely and beg him to hold her , beg him not to leave her .
15 " I just need somebody to hold right now , that 's all , I 'm going through … oh , " she shook her head , dismissing whatever she had been about to explain .
16 This is a two-man job of work since you need one to hold the ferret securely while the other ties the knots .
17 I need her to hold my hand and sit me down .
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