Sentence examples for I held under from inspiring English sources

I had a vivid reminder of this just a few days ago, when President Obama appointed Jason Furman as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, a position that I held under George W. Bush.

Q. Haven't the Olympics inspired any great fantasy of athletic prowess? A. I think I held the under-10 discus record at my primary school for about a day.

Last September, I was held under 24-hour house arrest in the outpost of Raijin after refusing to pay a bribe.

Drain and hold under cold running water.

My sister and I held hands under the blankets, and could not get up.

In a typical moment of candor, McIlroy said, "To be honest, I was thinking, 'Could it not just have been anyone else?"' But on further reflection, he added, "It was almost more satisfying to do it that way, knowing that I held up under pretty intense pressure when I needed to".

When I held it under the light, I could make out teeth marks.

I held her head under the water, coming into the tub to make her be quiet.

So I held the Saxony under one arm and looked him over closely.

This time I held the baseball under the bluish glow, although I was resigned to not learning anything that I hadn't known for decades.

Mr Hussain said: "Half an hour or so passes and one of the officers comes by for me to sign a paper outlining my rights and declaring that I have been held under the Anti-Terrorism Act.