Example sentences of "hold it for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Who holds it for the Empress ? ’ |
| 2 | Then the Cid assembled together the Christians in the Alcazar , and when they were assembled , he rose upon his feet and said , Friends and kinsmen and vassals , praised be God and holy Mary Mother , all the good which I have in the world I have here in Valencia ; with hard labour I won the city , and hold it for my heritage , and for nothing less than death will I leave it . |
| 3 | Hold it for a few seconds , maybe five , then release it . |
| 4 | The Scots word ‘ gillie ’ , referring to a stable-boy whose job it is to settle a pony and hold it for a child to ride , is derived from the fey and solitary ghillie dhu . |
| 5 | Think yourself into it and hold it for a while . |
| 6 | For example , an investor could buy a ten-year bond , hold it for one year and receive the coupon , and then sell it for the current price of a nine-year bond with the same coupon . |
| 7 | Suppose also that an investor intends to buy the share , hold it for one year and then sell it at the end of the year . |
| 8 | It would not allow it to be enforced against the promisor ; and if property had been transferred , the recipient was treated as holding it for the benefit of the person who had parted with it , and as bound to restore it . |
| 9 | Again , a person who acquires property for his own benefit by taking advantage of his position as trustee will be treated as holding it for the benefit of those entitled under the trust . |
| 10 | in helpless hands , holding it for dear life , |
| 11 | Remember , each of the above exercises is immediately preceded by taking a deep breath , creating tension , and holding it for five seconds , then exhaling while letting go the tension and saying the word ‘ relax ’ to yourself . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm holding it for somebody . ’ |
| 13 | The Frenchman on pole made a poor getaway and Senna took the early lead , holding it for 23 laps before Prost , after several previous attacks had been rebuffed , forced his way by . |
| 14 | On average , says the study , buying a share at its initial offering and holding it for three years yielded a total return ( dividends plus capital growth ) of just 8% . |
| 15 | He reached the medical centre with a sense of relief , and pushed the door open , holding it for Karnstein , since even though he disliked her , he could n't neglect his duties as an officer and a gentleman . |
| 16 | She took the boxed flower and then , after holding it for a moment and wondering what to do with it , laid it down alongside her place setting . |
| 17 | He unlocked the car door , holding it for her while she slipped inside with a quiet murmur of thanks . |
| 18 | I 'm holding it for you — ’ |
| 19 | Prost on pole made a poor start and Senna took the early lead , holding it for 23 laps before Prost , after several previous attacks had been rebuffed , forced his way by . |
| 20 | What are you holding it for ? |
| 21 | In particular we find the cases of what are called ‘ uses ’ or trusts — transactions whereby a man legally transfers land to another , but with an understanding that the transferee will hold it for the benefit of the former , or for the benefit of those whom he will name in his will . |
| 22 | ‘ Shall I hold it for you , ma'am ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll hold it for you , ’ Nutty said to Gary . |
| 24 | The closed doors would hold it for him and he would smoke it on the way back as he had smoked that earlier one on the way down from Finchley Road . |
| 25 | He captured the citadel but he only had a few troops with him and it was clear he could n't hold it for long , so he pushed on east past Excideuil into the Limousin , driving straight into the heartland of the rebel cause and devastating the country as he went . |
| 26 | So she 's got her knuckles grazed , you 've cleansed it , put it into a drop of water , ra or else we 've used the Mediwipes or the end of the bandage okay , now we just cover it , okay , so it goes over , can you just straighten out your hand for me , it goes over the wound , okay and you can take this one that she can hold it for you just up there , right , now the rest of this just winds round , the only thing you really need to do is to just make sure that you leave the thumb out , cover up the bottom right and then come up towards the wrist , cover up the top of the pad , come back down again , leave the thumb out all the time , got the idea ? |
| 27 | I 'll hold it for you . ’ |
| 28 | Do you think you can hold it for an hour ? ’ |
| 29 | Here , I 'll hold it for you . |
| 30 | I 'll hold it for you . |