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Ik houd het graag in de gaten, omdat ik het gevoel heb dat alle journalisten die over gamen schrijven, er te weinig inzicht in hebben.
I got tagged nathreee 2008
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When we come back, we'll speak with Lebanon's special U.N. envoy, N.houd Mahmoud, on his government's plans for dealing with this new U.N. Security Council resolution and Hezbollah.
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It's from the Dutch "houd fast," which, as one can imagine, is translated as "hold fast."
An exciting opportunity to use “avast” at the dinner table tonight 2005
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Yo 'thowt as yo' could keep quiet an 'stond i' my way, an 'houd me back till I'd forgetten?
That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886
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Iv aw hed a houd o 'mo lass, it's noan o' yere aw'd be
Stephen Archer and Other Tales George MacDonald 1864
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A'd ha 'liked to ha' set her agait wi 'a' sponsible lodger afore a'd ha 'left, for she's just so soft-hearted, any scamp may put upon her if he nobbut gets houd on her blind side.'
Sylvia's Lovers — Complete Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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A'd ha 'liked to ha' set her agait wi 'a' sponsible lodger afore a'd ha 'left, for she's just so soft-hearted, any scamp may put upon her if he nobbut gets houd on her blind side.'
Sylvia's Lovers — Volume 3 Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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Tak 'houd, lass, and give a firm grip, and God remember thee
Sylvia's Lovers — Volume 3 Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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'Dunnot stand idle, lass, but houd on wi' us; there's many a bonny life at stake, and many a mother's heart a-hangin 'on this bit o' hemp.
Sylvia's Lovers — Complete Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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Tak 'houd, lass, and give a firm grip, and God remember thee
Sylvia's Lovers — Complete Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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