Example sentences of "held up the [noun] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He held up the can of lager . |
| 2 | He held up the packet of film against the light and made non-committal noises . |
| 3 | It was said that on the first occasion that a female student ‘ scrubbed ’ with him he was reaching the end of a long case and held up the piece of cat-gut slung under the ureter ( to identify it and keep it safe during the dissection ) , saying ‘ Cut ! ’ |
| 4 | Morse held up the photograph of Theodore Kemp which he had just removed from the living room . |
| 5 | Belinda held up the box of tissues . |