Example sentences of "[pers pn] held [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I held up the light and looked in every corner of the room . |
| 2 | I held up the lamp and turned the picture round to see if there was anything written on the back . |
| 3 | I held up the intact bottle of rice wine I 'd finally recovered from the depths of my parka . |
| 4 | Unable to say anything , I held out the book in my shaking hand , holding it only with the tips of my fingers . |
| 5 | She looked very young and pretty as she held up the teapot and Francis Morgan hesitated , then sat down , heavily , and seized two biscuits . |
| 6 | She held up the polythene bag that was half full of grain , her grain . |
| 7 | She held up the lanthorn for a better look . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She held up the notes she had copied down from the drums in the German docks . |
| 10 | She held up the candle and began to descend the stairs . |
| 11 | ‘ But , as for these … ’ with a gesture of contempt she held up the copies of the agreement ‘ … there 's no way in the world I 'm going to sign these , so you can make a bonfire with them , if you like ! ’ |
| 12 | She held up the folder . |
| 13 | She held up the sports bag she held in one hand . |
| 14 | She held out the wallet as she spoke . |
| 15 | She held out the book in her hand . |
| 16 | But she paid them no heed as she held out the lid for Charlotte to see . |
| 17 | She held out the child to him . |
| 18 | She held out the pad she had been holding . |
| 19 | As she held out the flowers , and the bright young face lit up , Folly felt a fresh surge of anger against the man they held in common . |
| 20 | Silently she held out the journal . |
| 21 | Silently , and still bemused , she held out the receiver . |
| 22 | She held out the letter . |
| 23 | She held out the first page of the manuscript file for him to read . |
| 24 | Silently she held out the key . |
| 25 | She held out the coffee but he did n't take it , not daring to trust himself if he reached towards her . |
| 26 | She held out the bottle for him to read the label . |
| 27 | Purposely pressing the button implying ‘ fat in five seconds ’ pills , she held out the bowl of soup and let a small , white pill drop in . |
| 28 | It was on the tip of her tongue then to ask if he had managed to dispatch the papers to whoever they were destined for , but she held back the question before it got uttered . |
| 29 | They held up the bright new diesel buses and , even worse , blocked the progress of private motorists in bulbous Austins and lumpen Humbers in canyon-like city thoroughfares . |
| 30 | He held up the tent-flap that led to the theatre . |