For something beyond question the Carfax affair must be held responsible.It seemed now to be the only thing that could hold his mind.He spoke very little, but his white face, his tired eyes, his listless conversation, showed the occupation of his mind.…Cited from The Prelude to Adventure, by Hugh Walpole
The rest consisted of men of mature years and young men away from home and entering a church for the first time perhaps in this new country.When the hour arrived for service the church could hold no more.Those who could not enter stood outside the door during the whole service.…Cited from Sixty Years of California Song, by Margaret Blake-Alverson
Perhaps, had we been more refined, we should not have been so successful.That evening we had the room as full as it could hold.…Cited from Japhet, In Search Of A Father, by Frederick Marryat
The program played the top nine music videos of the week, chosen by the viewers (hence the title).Sometimes a certain song could hold the top spot for six or seven weeks.Also featured during the program was The Hotsheet, which showed one music video that did not make the cut that week.…
He did not touch the hand, therefore, while it was drawn back with other three apples in it.You see it was a large hand, and could hold three at a time.A third time it entered and grasped more of the forbidden fruit.…Cited from The Iron Horse, by R.M. Ballantyne
They both thrilled with a sort of pleasure to feel the boat leap under them as she caught the full force of the wind in her sail.If they could hold her in that line, they were all right.…Cited from Short Stories of Various Types, ed. by Laura F. Freck
The double hardship might be more than the boys could stand.As for himself, he believed he could hold out until help came.But it was terribly cold, and the storm that was now howling about the camp gave promise of being a fierce one.…Cited from The Young Treasure Hunter, by Frank V. Webster
At that moment she had known that the earth could hold no future peace for her.She felt that Fate had passed sentence on her, and she was powerless to stay its execution.…Cited from The Forfeit, by Ridgwell Cullum
I didn't know the top of your head could hold so much water.But she said there would never be any more, for she'd never had any peace since the way I looked at her that day, and she couldn't stand it any longer.…Cited from Mary Cary, by Kate Langley Bosher
Arthur kept his sword till time came to give it back to the "arm clothed in white samite."He threw not his sword away until his hand could hold it no longer.Hands and swords must keep company while life and strength remain, and who breaks or throws sword away from sheer despair has lost sight of duty, in so far that our business is to do battle valiantly and constantly for righteousness, and keep the sword at play in spite of dubious circumstances.…Cited from A Hero and Some Other Folks, by William A. Quayle
I could hold out no longer, and I told her everything that had passed.Cited from Poor Jack, by Frederick Marryat
The Thilas was the second in the order of succession to the throne after the Buumi who was the heir apparent.Only members of the royal family could hold this title.When a Maad a Sinig (King of Sine) dies without a Buumi, the Thilas could ascend the throne at the discretion of the Great Jaraff and his Noble Council of Electors responsible for electing the kings from the royal family.…
The head of the department could hold out no longer.Cited from King John of Jingalo, by Laurence Housman
It could hold all there was for it to hold.It's like pouring stuff into the wrong receptacle when a man like Craig tries to follow him.…Cited from The Black Box, by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Watching his time with the intelligence of a human being, he sprang, with much greater precision and vigour than any human being could have done, and, alighting on Pike's shoulders, almost drove that stout boatman into the bottom of the boat.Soon the boat was as full as it could hold.All the women and children had been got into her, and many of the male passengers, so that there was no room to move; still there remained from twenty to thirty people to be rescued.…Cited from The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands, by R.M. Ballantyne
Perhaps it was all wrong and wicked, but Jeanne was an angel.Ah, if she could hold her in her old arms once more!…Cited from A Little Girl in Old Detroit, by Amanda Minnie Douglas
He learned to fill his lungs with air and hold his breath for a long time, while he swam as fast as ever he could with his head under water as he had seen his cousin, Mr. Otter, swim.The more he did this, the longer he could hold his breath.After a while he found that because he was slim and trim and moved so fast, he could out-swim Mr. Muskrat, and this made him feel very good indeed, for Mr. Muskrat spent nearly all his time in the water and was accounted a very good swimmer.…Cited from Mother West Wind "How" Stories, by Thornton W. Burgess
Then he passed a section of small chain about a stanchion, allowing the end to hang over.If the rail became too hot for their hands they could hold by the chain.As Dan joined Virginia on the ledge the vessel slued around, bringing the wind full over the bow.…Cited from Dan Merrithew, by Lawrence Perry
She recoiled at the word, remembering how sorely her pride and feelings had been wounded by him she once held to be the best friend she had.She never could hold him as such any more.Her impulsive anger exaggerated even to wickedness the vanity of a man who fancied every woman was in love with him.…Cited from Agatha's Husband, by Dinah Maria Craik (AKA: Dinah Maria Mulock)
He sank his voice again to a whisper before he finished, and I did not press him to explain.There was already just about as much horror in me as I could hold.The conversation came to an end, and we smoked our pipes busily in silence.…Cited from Famous Modern Ghost Stories, by Various, Ed.: Emily Dorothy Scarborough
