Example sentences of "she hold up " in BNC.
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| 1 | She holds up the American education system as an answer to the supposed link between language and class mobility . |
| 2 | Sitting in the living room of her Gothic house in Highgate , North London , she holds up her 1991 diary and points to the entry for May 6 . |
| 3 | She holds up a sepia portrait of a turn of the century belle in a high-necked Russian blouse , standing before the backdrop of a painted Arcadia , with balustrades and beckoning groves . |
| 4 | She holds up a Waitrose bag . |
| 5 | From here on in she holds up her chin , flares her nostrils and treats us unreservedly with the sheer contempt that we deserve . |
| 6 | I know that this is Socialist Germany and all are equal , but blood counts — ’ she held up her hand as Erika opened her mouth in a scandalised protest . |
| 7 | She looked very young and pretty as she held up the teapot and Francis Morgan hesitated , then sat down , heavily , and seized two biscuits . |
| 8 | She held up the polythene bag that was half full of grain , her grain . |
| 9 | Doyle watched her riffle through a wad of papers as though she had taken him by surprise , and when she held up something for Tug to see he craned sideways so that he could glimpse it too . |
| 10 | She held up a pacifying hand to the affronted CO . |
| 11 | She held up a pair of earrings , a composite of Benares Brass and delicate enamel . |
| 12 | She held up her hand against his protest . |
| 13 | She held up her fingers , tightly crossed for him . |
| 14 | She held up the lanthorn for a better look . |
| 15 | She held up a heavy necklace of cabochon rubies intertwined with emeralds and pearls . |
| 16 | George made a deprecating sound , but she held up her hand to silence him and then continued , ‘ I 'm happy enough at Uncle Nathan 's , although coming back has brought it home to me how much I miss country life . |
| 17 | Wyn devised a laborious system of communication where she held up letters and Norman would nod for ‘ yes ’ and shake his head for ‘ no ’ . |
| 18 | And , do n't , do n't ’ — she held up her hand , her voice holding a note of authority now — ‘ give me your opinion of the matter . |
| 19 | ‘ These boots do not belong to you , ’ Hari said fiercely , and as the woman moved menacingly towards her , she held up her hand . |
| 20 | Craig made to put his arm around her shoulders but she held up her hand . |
| 21 | She held up her hand for silence . |
| 22 | She held up a wizened hand . |
| 23 | She held up her hands for silence then pointed at Garry , the most honest of the three . |
| 24 | Carrie thought she caught a moment of panic in Annie 's eyes and she held up her hands to reassure her . |
| 25 | The wind blew her hair out behind her as she held up her face to the sun , still warm in its caress . |
| 26 | She held up her hand to him to say , " Wait while I see if it 's safe , " and darted back through the kitchen and into the house , listening in the big hall where suits of dull metal armour stood mutely by the heavy oak doors . |
| 27 | Puzzled at first , she turned every page , then she held up the book by its spine and let the pages flutter ; no sheet of paper fell out . |
| 28 | She held up her wrinkled arm . |
| 29 | She held up her hand to shade her eyes against the fierce sun . |
| 30 | ‘ Please , ’ she held up a hand . |