Example sentences of "[coord] held out [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She followed Nick into the room and held out a bunch of sweet peas , wrapped in paper . |
| 2 | His monkey skipped and pulled on its lead and held out a tin cup to the crowd . |
| 3 | When Nigel came back he lay down on his stomach and held out a big stick which the Mayor clutched and Otley and I pushed him from the back until we got him out none the worse for his adventure . |
| 4 | He walked over to her and held out a glass . |
| 5 | Nell rushed to Piphros , and held out a restraining hand . |
| 6 | ’ She put down her heavy curved knife and held out a gnarled hand . |
| 7 | He told Brett and Rogers to hold back then crossed to where Whitlock stood and held out a hand of greeting . |
| 8 | He smiled at her , told her to sit herself down , and held out a hand for Undry . |
| 9 | Pearce returned a hard stare , pushed himself from his seat and held out a hand to Rohmer . |
| 10 | He smiled widely and held out a hand , but the way he looked Maxim over gave him a little pang of disquiet . |
| 11 | Lucenzo grinned and held out a chocolate tartuffe . |
| 12 | Merrill was drying her hair on Saturday afternoon when Diane from the next flat knocked at the door and held out a letter addressed to Merrill , explaining that it had been included with her junk mail which she had ignored until a moment ago . |
| 13 | Heather gave him an affectionate grin and held out a small white porcelain swan . |
| 14 | He joined her and held out a dish full of sponge and cream and morello cherries . |
| 15 | But then Lady Usk dropped the glass and held out a scrawny hand . |
| 16 | He joined Parr at the sideboard and held out a balloon . |
| 17 | The review abolished local authority representation in health service bodies , gave a greater role to the Audit Commission to ensure value for money , gave doctors budgets and linked a greater share of their salaries to the number of patients treated , and held out the possibility of hospitals ‘ opting out ’ and becoming self-governing . |
| 18 | She drank her tea and held out the cup for one of the under-maids to fill . |
| 19 | This came into effect in 1975 , and held out the prospect that , once full pensions became payable under the terms of the new scheme , no qualifying pensioner would face poverty in old age . |
| 20 | The guide led her into the air-conditioned jewellery shop and held out the box to a sales assistant . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's all right , ’ he said , and held out the bloody hand as if refusing a favour . |
| 22 | Rostov drank the last of his wine and held out the cup . |
| 23 | ‘ Juliet was amazed by the sudden force of his personality and held out the keys , as if hypnotized . |
| 24 | She dived into her bag and held out the necessary money , and at least it stopped him in his tracks , although it left him looking down at her with less than pleasure . |
| 25 | He threw back the brandy and held out the glass for more . |
| 26 | Nicolo turned and held out the glass . |
| 27 | That 's the rottenest of rat-fink tricks ! ’ she said peevishly , and held out the mug . |
| 28 | Only hours before , Mr Amato had pledged his government would continue and held out the spectre of a return to the political chaos of last year when Italy was without an effective executive or legislature for three months . |
| 29 | He smacked his lips , winked at the girl and held out the goblet to be refilled . |
| 30 | Rosie touched Ernest 's shoulder , and held out an envelope . |