Example sentences of "[pers pn] held up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I held up a hand to shield my eyes . |
| 2 | She stopped as I held up a finger . |
| 3 | Now listen , ’ I held up a hand as he was about to burst into song again , ‘ you got a friend at the Regal Arms ? ’ |
| 4 | I held up a hand . |
| 5 | I held up a hand . |
| 6 | I held up a bottle of Long John that I had brought from Helsinki . |
| 7 | I held up a hand . |
| 8 | Yeah I I held up a traffic jam of about sixty cars doing that . |
| 9 | She held up a pacifying hand to the affronted CO . |
| 10 | She held up a pair of earrings , a composite of Benares Brass and delicate enamel . |
| 11 | She held up a heavy necklace of cabochon rubies intertwined with emeralds and pearls . |
| 12 | She held up a wizened hand . |
| 13 | ‘ Please , ’ she held up a hand . |
| 14 | She held up a contraceptive sheath . |
| 15 | He held up a manila envelope . |
| 16 | He held up a stern denying hand . |
| 17 | Suddenly , he held up a wondrous ring upon his finger , and vanished from sight . |
| 18 | He held up a pair of shiny black patent shoes . |
| 19 | He held up a cowl hood . |
| 20 | Armed with a loaded airgun , two smoke bombs and a knife , he held up a building society to provide her with a nest-egg . |
| 21 | But — ’ he held up a hand to stop me interrupting — ‘ let's take it slowly . |
| 22 | He held up a hand when Graham reached for his wallet . |
| 23 | He held up a pair of boots , assessed their size and tossed them to Zukov . |
| 24 | He held up a hand to silence the protest she was about to make . |
| 25 | Parin listened for a moment longer , and then he held up a hand . |
| 26 | He held up a finger . |
| 27 | And he cried do you think she would need a worm and he held up a worm , but he came and put this poisoned worm in the mole , you know that 's what they did , they had er mole er worms that had doped with poison , you see and then they dropped them in the hole and that was the end of the mole . |
| 28 | When he held up a bottle and two glasses , she felt a strong desire to go into hysterics . |
| 29 | He held up a hand as Aycliffe pursed his lips . |
| 30 | He held up a pacifying hand as he saw the other prepare for battle . |