Example sentences of "[noun] that hold him " in BNC.
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| 1 | Davis 's struggle to overcome the racial prejudice that held him back was backed by Sinatra . |
| 2 | Holly searched for the next opportunity to strike again at the administration of the camp that held him . |
| 3 | To struggle was only to weaken himself ; he could not displace the weight or break the grip that held him down . |
| 4 | There was a brief impression of two men stumbling down the track as though they had been hit in the leg , while the man with the pinned arm , having broken the arrow that held him , hurtled off in to the undergrowth . |
| 5 | Those who walked the perimeter path went behind him , and no one spoke to the man who gazed at the wall that held him . |
| 6 | He opened his lips , struggling to put off the pride and bitterness that held him mute ; but the slight rustle of the tapestry at the door spoke first , and eloquently , and when he looked up David was gone , leaving still silent on the air between them the name that was not to be spoken . |
| 7 | Often enough , restrictions are imposed in terrorem so as to discourage the more blatant activities of the outgoing partner but with the realisation that to hold him to the letter of the restraint might well be impracticable . |
| 8 | Labour must , once again , be the party that stands up for the individual against the vested interests that hold him or her back … |
| 9 | Trent shook himself free of the hands that held him and turned his back on the man . |
| 10 | Yet it is not just his commitments with the Royal Ballet that hold him up , it is also his unusually intense way of making a work . |
| 11 | This time , however , it was not indecision that held him , but relief — relief at not having to play a role any more . |