Example sentences of "him and hold [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Keith got out of bed one or other parent would immediately return him and hold him gently but firmly until he lay quietly . |
| 2 | After the funeral was over and the bereaved student returned to college , instead of going up to him and holding him — or even just politely commiserating with him — most students ignored him . |
| 3 | Anpetuwi , where he had come with his hurt and confusion , and Anpetuwi , which had not disappointed him , taking him and holding him in its gentle heart as a mother held a child . |
| 4 | ‘ No , ’ said Philip , coming up to him and holding his hand out for the gun . |
| 5 | And there is also irony in the way Pip treated Magwitch ; loathing him and not bearing to touch him and ending up loving him and holding his hand in court . |
| 6 | It all rests upon a possible impressionableness in me , and relies a good deal on mystery or mist. , The allegory in ‘ Shadows of the Hills ’ is crystal-clear , in spite of the involved style : ‘ For Nature took him and held him fast like a jealous lover … |
| 7 | Trouble is , I do n't know what he 'd do - " He broke off suddenly and turned his head away , whispering , " My father , my father , my father … " in a way so bitter and desperate that she turned to him and held him ; and although they had already stayed far longer than on previous nights , she had a sudden foreboding of events , so that she needed to love him again , now ; and a little while later , without thinking of the danger , she cried out with the joy of him : a single shriek in the night that echoed in the trees below the house and was followed by a strange , almost tangible silence . |
| 8 | Mrs Sowerby put her arms round him and held him to her . |
| 9 | At last Jehan began to cry , and Burun rocked him and held him close . |
| 10 | She put her arms round him and held him tightly . |
| 11 | She put her arms round him and held him . |
| 12 | Suddenly she seized him and held him toward Nick . |
| 13 | She put her arms round him and held him tight against her . |
| 14 | Isambard let his weight lie over him and held him down , and deliberately lifted the boy 's right arm and dashed his elbow hard against the paving . |
| 15 | Reaching out , he took two of the scented sticks from the porcelain jar in front of him and held them in the thread of laser light until they lit . |
| 16 | Releasing her abruptly , fitzAlan pulled Isabel 's arms away from him and held them , gazing down at her face as if the sight of her tormented him beyond bearing and yet he still could not bring himself to look away . |
| 17 | Fran flushed even more , trying to draw away , but he would n't let her as he curled her to him and held her tightly until the ache subsided . |
| 18 | Topaz sat beside him and held his hand . |
| 19 | Molland picked up the Daily Telegraph lying on the chair beside him and held it out . |