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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A stout, stainless steel pillar between deckhead and cabin sole in the galley area forms a useful handhold .
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He managed to grab it; the stitches gave a better handhold .
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He picked his way down, handhold and foothold, until I could reach up and take him by the knees.
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It was a heavily padded room, its walls covered with recessed handholds.
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One of his hands grabbed a rusty handhold at the roof's edge, then he heaved himself up with the other.
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Using handholds in the wood to steady herself, she crept back along the beam, hauling Simon along with her.