Example sentences of "[coord] held up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ! ’ |
| 2 | Henry turned to her and held up the jack . |
| 3 | When the selected pile alone remained , he switched on a powerful reading spotlamp above the table , took a jeweller 's loupe from his pocket , a pair of tweezers in his right hand , and held up the first stone to the light . |
| 4 | General Alexander and his troops carried out a magnificent fighting retreat and held up the Japanese advance until the rains broke , thus saving four months ' valuable time in which preparations could be made to repel the Japs if they attempted to invade India . |
| 5 | Hamman had stood back then , and held up the tattoo above his right wrist . |
| 6 | He knelt before Dorn and held up the knife . |
| 7 | One of the Germans , wearing a surprising black-and-white checked cloth cap , made an operation out of buying coffee through the window , and held up the train while he got a missing straw . |
| 8 | ‘ And who dressed up as a wino and held up the off-licence ? ’ asked Tim . |
| 9 | She swivelled primly — she was n't one of nature 's barmaids — and held up the change just past my face , which was boiling now , as she saw . |
| 10 | He stopped in front of the taller man and held up the parcel in his hand . |