Example sentences of "hold out a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Literary , second-sighted , sick , she holds out a hand to him : he clasps it , but then decides he ca n't go on . |
| 2 | Every once in a while he holds out a small portion of meat , which the Skeleton chews furiously and swallows , with the same lack of success as before . |
| 3 | Hence Japanese management holds out a promise of permanent employment to a core of selected employees whose numbers are ‘ limited to a cyclically justifiable minimum ’ ( Taira 1962 p.l68 ) . |
| 4 | It holds out a challenge . |
| 5 | Do you think it holds out a ray of hope among the problems which perplex us all so sorely today ? ’ |
| 6 | He holds out a sunburned arm . |
| 7 | Dwayne holds out a freckled ham . |
| 8 | The giant holds out a paw full of money for the barman . |
| 9 | The ‘ everlasting arms ’ hold out a cushion against our own inadequacies which , like a doctor 's placebo , is none the less effective for being imaginary . |
| 10 | This trend towards a greater reliance upon jobs in service industries does not by itself , however , hold out a great deal of hope for the long-term male unemployed , or the emerging underclass . |
| 11 | All you have to do is drive to this place and hold out a hand in friendship . ’ |
| 12 | Oh yeah , what happened , hold out a trouser missing . |
| 13 | They are thus more ‘ moral ’ or , as he can also say , more ‘ teleological ’ than Islam , for they discern and hold out an ethical purpose and direction for human life . |
| 14 | This involves holding out a bar at arm 's length and then rotating it . |
| 15 | Bodo , big in his brown overalls , holding out a large , square , calloused hand with broken finger-nails and taking Karl 's white hand firmly but , Erika noticed , not squeezing hard . |
| 16 | The sergeant from the scene of crime squad pushed past him , and advanced on Catherine Crane , holding out a pair of battered wellingtons with the air of the prince hopefully extending a glass slipper . |
| 17 | The lady with the upright hair who Gloria said had a screw loose , clattered into the bedroom holding out a steaming jug on a tray . |
| 18 | ‘ Mungo , Vic , ’ Emily confirmed , holding out a pale , thin arm by way of introduction . |
| 19 | What is happening to me , she asked , sitting on the bed and holding out a shaking hand , what is wrong ? |
| 20 | Anna was bending over him , holding out a mug of coffee . |
| 21 | The German soldier was holding out a box of cigars . |
| 22 | She turned to see a very large handsome man holding out a cardigan and grinning like a Cheshire cat . |
| 23 | The stewardess was dutifully holding out a packet of cigarettes . |
| 24 | And the sister was further surprised when , holding out a hand to Millie , it was not taken , but , instead , the child began to walk out before her , only to be brought to a stop by the nun saying , ‘ You must always ask Mother Superior if you may leave her presence . |
| 25 | So I I 'm not holding out a lot of hope for it . |
| 26 | How do you do ? ’ he said , holding out a large hand . |
| 27 | I am so sorry , ’ he said , holding out a hand to help her up . |
| 28 | ‘ Hello ’ said Bob , coming back into the office and holding out a bag of sweets to Tessa . |
| 29 | They traversed lush apricot orchards without comment ; they ignored a shepherd holding out a bowl of milk ; wordlessly they returned to the village where Miss Fergusson , her calculated civility now restored to her , asked the elder if lodgings could be supplied to them without delay . |
| 30 | When the ironing was being done , if he came in , holding out a shirt or a collar for special attention before he put it on , he caught , sometimes , among the warm bread-like goodness of pressed linen and cotton , fragrant from soap and water , the stab of pungent humanity , a momentary trace as the heavy iron stamped the armpit of one of his daughters ' blouses , the ferrous , lively whiff of blood lingering around the soft white squares of cotton they wore during their time of the month . |