Holding

Examples

• At last he grasped the manuscript upon which Jane Porter had been writing, and as cautiously withdrew his arm and hand, holding the precious treasure. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• It was not, however, till the invention of telegraphs that anything approaching to the means of holding regular communication by signals was attained. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• The servant who stood holding the door, asked no question of John, neither did he go before them or follow them as they went straight up-stairs. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• With a man on each side holding these ropes, the mule was released from his other bindings and allowed to rise. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Half a dozen able-bodied men were standing in a line from the well-mouth, holding a rope which passed over the well-roller into the depths below. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• You can't stand holding the roof up with your hands, for ever. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Now he looked up at them, holding the pencil. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• She hesitated for a moment, holding the little volume fondly in her hands--then lifted it to her lips and kissed it. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Pablo shook his head and, seeing Don Pepe looking at him, he shook his head at Don Pepe and showed him the key, holding it up in his hand. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Tars Tarkas advanced toward me, holding out one of his arms, and we thus proceeded to the plaza without further mishap. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Mary Allen states that--(holding the paper close to his eyes)--Mary Allen states--she--states--she--no--she states--nothing--but she--ah--no! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• She had not released his hand, and, still holding it, looked at him with a kind of appeal. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• They were about the size of those seen in old-fashioned country hotels for holding the wash-bowl and pitcher. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Here I felt that my professional existence depended on not holding my tongue. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Louisa, holding her hand, could feel no pulse; but kissing it, could see a slight thin thread of life in fluttering motion. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The Chinese land has always been cut up into small holdings, which are chiefly freeholds, and cultivated intensively. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He tried to make a caste of the peasants and small cultivators, and to restrict them from moving from their holdings. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Being now ready for manufacturing, but requiring more facilities, Edison increased his real-estate holdings by purchasing a large tract of land lying contiguous to what he already owned. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• A few moor farmers have small holdings, where they rear sheep and cattle. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

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