Usar "hold up" en una oración

1. ’ I told my son when he arrived at the house just after five fifteen, complaining bitterly about a hold up on the motorway which had kept him stationary for over half an hour

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2. Then there had been a hold up on the motorway – doubtless the tail end of the problem which caused Stephen such a lot of hassle on the way up to Liz’s

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3. Around his waist he wrapped a thick woollen scarf to comfort his kidneys and hold up his trousers

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4. I don't think our crew's morale would hold up if they thought we were up against the Curitiba

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5. His mother’s password was ‘mom’ so he didn’t think that was going to hold up sophisticated software very long

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6. To hold up the frog, the field had to be a million

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7. to hold up my resistance finger

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8. a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us

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9. When Harry had brought the last of the stack from the storeroom, George bid him hold upright the fitted ribs he had begun to place

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10. It caused a bit of a hold up as we got to the check-in point as we had to put everything down to find our National Trust membership cards but the staff, as usual, were patient and said they hoped we had a lovely picnic

11. He then told her, that if tradition were to hold up in this case, she’d be the only granddaughter, to qualify

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12. “We could hold up in there and take cover until it gets bored

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13. The Elf's eyes were fixed, she had to hold up her hand to stop the chattering explanations, still looking at the little wrapped gift

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14. It’s not very strong but it seems to hold up, for now anyway

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15. It should hold up okay, unless that dust storm heads over this way

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16. The closer to the front we got the more hold ups we encountered so at some o these stops we would gather wood and build fires shoving billy cans on them and brewing up

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17. There were more hold ups and every time we moved off again the buffers would crash together hard enough to rattle your teeth and make your ears ring and the coupling chains would jangle and clank as they swayed when the engine pulled off

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18. I apologised for not being able to comment on what she had written as there had been some hold up in the mail so it had been quite a bit since I had received a letter from her

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19. “Hold up for a moment,” he told Nibbles, and spent a minute studying the sand bar

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20. He could not remove the coveralls to try on the men’s items, so that he had to hold up them up to himself to get some idea of their possible fit

21. “Do you think those shoes of yours will hold up with all this hiking?”

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22. But hold up a minute, I’d like to ask you something

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23. “Hold up son, where do you think you are headed?”

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24. people that were waiting in line started yelling as to what was the hold up

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25. “Hold up hold up son,” Nugget interrupted while using the remote to turn off the TV

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26. “Hold up, Kholi said while he held the phone to his ear

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27. Hold up, who was that nigga that answered your phone when

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28. Hold up the glass of water and say, “this is my life”, then look

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29. He opens his mouth to interject, but I hold up a hand to stop him

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30. ” I shake my head and hold up the vial of memory serum

31. preconceived notions of the truth, and yet hold up under close scrutiny then we should reconsider

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32. The Institute for Energy Research, an industry-backed think tank said the areas with cancelled leases could hold up to 77 billion barrels of oil or more than three times the country‘s total proven reserves

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33. hope and I felt Janelle could probably hold up her faith as a

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34. trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt

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35. hold upon us and others

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36. 16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the

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37. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her

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38. where the screws are to go to hold up the

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39. I can stand at the entry to my neighborhood and hold up a sign

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40. “Hold up a bit, you’re overcompensating! That’s far more than I ever let you in, and frankly, those things you should keep private

41. Outdoor advertising is a powerful ad format which tends to hold up better during recessions because of its low cost and demographic reach

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42. I had a long talk with one of my fraternity brothers, who told me to hold up my head and keep working until I could get back into a college that would give me what I wanted

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43. One day, while my parents were in our grocery store someone shouted ‘hold up’

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44. "Up yours, Wolf," Monaghan yelled against the whining and whopping helicopter noise, using his good hand to hold up the bloody middle finger of the wounded hand

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45. The wolf released its hold upon her, rough paws scrabbling over her body, and went for her chest

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46. When she had arrived in New York, not only did he hold up his end of the bargain, he managed to get her a luxury suite on Crosby Street in Soho

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47. “Hold up Batistuta!” McClure cal ed, trying to keep up with him

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48. This is the nail that can hold up the frame that contains the individual and choral

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49. can create and for a wall that can hold up their painting and their life

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50. Cat fighting in the middle of the road we were starting to hold up traffic and the

51. Calvin scanned over their surroundings; the detention block was effectively a long corridor with cells on both sides, able to hold up to a hundred prisoners, much more than the Nighthawk's crew

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52. A gas tanker can hold up to 9,500 gallons of fuel so when it drops fuel into the underground tank at a gas station if by chance there is any silt, dirt or sludge in the tank it is going to be disturbed

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53. "Where he used to hold up the sky

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54. Use of this method may not hold up in a court as it is simple for

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55. hold up, are you watching cartoons?"

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56. what was the hold up, as it was explained that the proposal would be

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57. “Yo, hold up, you see that shit?” Jermaine said excitedly

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58. members hold up a card

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59. Even my alibi with the Alconas doesn"t hold up because I didn"t get there till after four

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60. “How does it hold up to cold weather?”

61. “Oh! Thou canst do it, Citizen: canst hold in confidence to Love for It will ne’er abandon thee nor lose Its hold upon thy heart

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62. If you could choose between your child and your comfortable house, which would it be? Truly think about it, after you’re dead and gone, which one will hold up the test of time? A house made of brick, drywall, and wood? Or a human finely constructed of strength, soul, and willpower?

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63. Unfortunately, the wires that Petra had to hold up were very annoying

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64. There’s a lot to hold up there,

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65. To continue, hold up the chalice with the wine to the moon and say:

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66. Hold up… 50 each it is, but not a word to anyone

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67. Avery: Cool, but you have hold up your end of the bargain, otherwise the deals off

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68. I hold up a hand, my smile widening

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69. He starts to grin, but I hold up a hand again

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70. “Hold up,” Fatboy said as he put his arm out to stop the next man in line

71. “A’ight, hold up

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72. And so, under the leadership of hirelings, these ruffians laid hold upon Jesus and rushed him out of the synagogue to the brow of a near-by precipitous hill, where they were minded to shove him over the edge to his death below

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73. Her faith was of the sort that laid direct hold upon the creative power resident in the Master's person

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74. The true beliefs – those that are congruent to reality – will hold up, but the other ones – the ones that are sometimes true, partially true or untrue – get revised or discarded

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75. Coldness crept up his limbs and his head grew too heavy to hold up

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76. 5 "And this chief steward, having thus received mercy and forgiveness at the hands of the king, went about his business, and finding one of his subordinate stewards who owed him a mere hundred denarii, he laid hold upon him and, taking him by the throat, said, `Pay me all you owe

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77. 13 When Jesus had finished speaking, his apostles, with the assistance of willing neighbors, laid hold upon the stone and rolled it away from the entrance to the tomb

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78. It was not uncommon for the temple treasury to hold upwards of ten million dollars while the common people languished in poverty and continued to pay these unjust levies

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79. It was the consensus of this meeting that it would be dangerous to arrest Jesus in public because of his hold upon the affections of the common people

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80. He was arrayed in telling opposition to their traditional hold upon the people

81. As the conviction grew on his followers that he was going to leave them, and after he had departed from this world, it was only natural for all believers to lay fast hold upon these promises to return

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82. I chose heavy duty twill trousers that would hold up well in the brush, long johns, socks and three changes of shirts in broadcloth, linen and cotton

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83. In fact, the soldier got near enough to John to lay hold upon his coat, but the young man freed himself from the garment, escaping naked while the soldier held the empty coat

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84. The information was all hearsay and more than likely would not hold up in a court of law without a credible witness

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85. “Listen," Wendy offered, “that bogus document will not hold up in court and I doubt seriously that the judge will allow her to remain anonymous

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86. “That one may not hold up,” Faye Anne interrupted

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87. Wait a minute, hold up

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88. He extended a hand above the water, trying to hold up the

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89. I want you to investigate our procedures and find out what the hold up is

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90. When you see their smiling faces as they hold up a check, understand that

91. Meters into the city they saw Joey hold up the key of salvation before the gates closed on their shocked faces

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92. It was the fact that he wouldn’t be able to hold up his end of the bargain

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93. Unfortunately, her testimony will not hold up

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94. In Modesto, California, Perry Clever was arrested for trying to hold up a Bank of America branch without a weapon

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95. “At least I do not need a blasted gufder-trap to hold up my teeth!” and Oleon bared his white teeth at Lezura

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96. “Hold up!” Gary said and went behind the bar

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97. within it? How can a desk hold up a computer if the very core of its being is

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98. So some of what I present may not hold up under close scrutiny

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99. “Hold up, boys,” he said over his shoulder

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100. “Hold up there, son,” he said gravely