Example sentences of "hold [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man counts the money and they argue for a while , Tod saying nine hundred , the man saying seven , then the man saying six while Tod holds out for a thou , and so on . |
| 2 | Well I put me clothes out at twelve o'clock , I says to Linda if it holds out for a couple |
| 3 | Yeah , hold on for a time , I 'll be with you in a minute . |
| 4 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |
| 5 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |
| 6 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |
| 7 | Hold up for a count of 10 , relax and repeat . |
| 8 | The rain was holding off for a while and the streets were drying in patches . |
| 9 | The move will be seen as a further step towards a possible post-election deal between Labour and the Liberal Democrats , who are holding out for a commitment to PR for the Commons as a pre-condition of backing a minority government . |
| 10 | Spent the afternoon watching youngest son 's team holding out for a draw while rushing to and from the car to get the latest score from Lord 's . |
| 11 | ‘ You 're holding out for a wedding-ring , ’ he said flatly . |
| 12 | Wallace Mercer holding out for a better offer . |
| 13 | East Belfast-based midfielder Keery ( 28 ) has been holding out for a better deal than the one on offer . |
| 14 | Graham Taylor 's battling heroes could not quite hold on for a win that would have allowed the beleaguered England manager to say ‘ Nuts ’ to his critics . |
| 15 | Whereas it is obvious that the launch must be abandoned anywhere near the ground , halfway up the launch it is reasonable to hold on for a few seconds to see if the speed picks up again . |
| 16 | Parke , 17 , needed all his creativity and courage to hold on for a 15-10 , 9-15 , 15-12 , 15-14 victory just when his resources were beginning to flag . |
| 17 | ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested . |
| 18 | ‘ She 'd hold out for a while but it would always be made up after he came back with the roses . |
| 19 | This is the issue which occupies Anne Phillips , Sylvia Walby and Michèle Barrett in particular , with a certain consensus that , after all , we must hold out for a version of modernism ( against post-modernism ) , and what Phillips calls a ‘ middle route ’ which retains its aspiration to universalism . |
| 20 | Earlier , he dismissed Labour 's invitation to join its inquiry into electoral reform as a ‘ short-term tactical move ’ and delivered his strongest warning yet to his rivals not to underestimate his party 's determination ‘ at every level ’ to hold out for a clear commitment to proportional representation as its price for a coalition deal . |
| 21 | With Amstrad shares edging ahead to 29p , just 1p below the offer price , analysts were expecting shareholders to hold out for a better offer . |
| 22 | Provided we take enough water with us there 's no reason why we should n't be able to hold out for a considerable time in the banqueting hall , which is in a far better situation for defence … and let me remind you that with every passing day , relief comes nearer … perhaps as much as twenty miles nearer with every day 's march … |
| 23 | This ‘ bad faith ’ operates among the doctors and pharmacists who allow their knowledge and skill to be abused ; among the politicians who wish to see themselves as community benefactors , while knowing full well that they are nothing of the sort ; and even among the poor who are so often critical of the medical ‘ care ’ they receive yet continue to hold out for a medical solution to their social and economic problems . |
| 24 | Greece sought until the last moment to hold out for a higher ceiling than the 60,500 transit licences offered to Greek lorries . |
| 25 | Abingdon held on for a deserved victory however , in one of the best games this reporter has seen this season . |
| 26 | I realized that this was the same place Brian and I had been held in for a week in May 1988 before going to the Pit . |
| 27 | With no airbrake the glider will float some distance even at low speed , and it must still be held off for a proper touchdown . |
| 28 | Proper planning was held up for a time until the route of the M4 was decided , as an early outline brought it through Harpsden and over Peppard . |
| 29 | The arrival of the Italian soldiers was held up for a time while the Italian government bargained for an Italian to command the UN forces ( the commander is , as it happens , a Brazilian ) . |
| 30 | Then the funeral was held up for a few days , and we soon realised that the effect was indeed cosmetic and nothing more . |