They took him sniping at night and left him "holding the bag" in the old traditional fashion while they slipped off home and went to bed.
He warded them off, holding the butt of the gun in front of him.
Let my readers imagine what I suffered; in the flower of my age, with a strong constitution, holding the body of a woman I had ardently desired in my arms, while she tenderly caressed me, and yet I could do nothing for her.
As I could not hold the cards there, the patricians alone having the privilege of holding the bank, I played morning and evening, and I constantly lost; for whoever punts must lose.
My lord never played, so the general consented to amuse the company by holding the bank, and placed a hundred guineas and several bank notes on the table.
Indeed, he despaired of holding the line of the Adda, and retired eastwards with a great part of his army.
Their general indulged the fond hope of holding the French at bay at several strong natural positions on his march.
Allen rose slowly, holding the pistol in his right hand.
Holding the end of the rope firmly, the girl let it out inch by inch.
Cæsar, holding the emerald to his eye, looked now with attention.
Meanwhile Ursus, holding the girl in his arms, moved around the arena, and with his eyes and with motions begged her life for her.
He found one, pushed aside the curtains, and, holding the taper, looked around.
And he stopped suddenly, for it seemed to him that some one was bending forward through the entrance; then, squeezing up to the wall, he began to look, holding the breath in his breast.
Tikhon with equal accuracy would split logs with blows at arm's length, or holding the head of the ax would cut thin little pegs or carve spoons.
The count, forgetting to smooth out the smile on his face, looked into the distance straight before him, down the narrow open space, holding the snuffbox in his hand but not taking any.
Two troykas were standing before the porch and two young drivers were holding the horses.
In the midst of the service the voices of the priests suddenly ceased, they whispered to one another, and the old servant who was holding the count's hand got up and said something to the ladies.
Petya was galloping along the courtyard, but instead of holding the reins he waved both his arms about rapidly and strangely, slipping farther and farther to one side in his saddle.
I'll see where these footsteps lead to," said Blueskin, holding the light to the floor.
At the same instant the weapon left his grasp, apparently without any force behind it; but we on deck, holding the line, soon found that our excited hauling lifted a big vibrating body clean out of the smother beneath.
But the Gladstone Ministry, which had paid so heavily to get rid of the Transvaal question, was certainly not going to re-open it for the sake of holding the Boers to the spirit of the settlement.
Mr. Rhodes, who had already made himself conspicuous by his advocacy of holding the highway to the interior open, was instrumental in inducing the Imperial Government to make a determined stand against this.
As he did so, Lord Holme came into the room holding thebottle of eau de Cologne.
Supporting himself by holding the flagstaff, he swooned away.
You will be aided in making these strong mental pictures by holding the idea in your concentrated thought, and, at the same time, silently stating to your mind just what you expect to do in the desired direction.
Mr. Weller, holding the door in his hand as if he had some curious live animal on the other side.
The majority had contented themselves with holding the memory of Rolande sacred, and converting her rags into relics.
Meanwhile, holding the reins, Jon stood there gazing at the hay and making a mental estimate of it.
The crew had furled the sails and sat down to the oars, whilst old Hrolfur stood in front of the crossbeam, holding the rudder-line.
Hrolfur sat like a statue, holding the rudder-lines.
Thus, it made a local climate by cutting off the northern winds and holding the sun's heat like a garden-wall.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "holding the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
