Example sentences of "he was holding the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was holding the grenade above his head , ready to throw . |
| 2 | The defendant accepted as a fact that he was holding the revolver when the fatal shot was discharged , but the case for the defence was that the revolver went off accidentally in the course of a struggle during which the defendant forcibly placed Paulette in the driver 's seat . |
| 3 | He was holding the gun out like a target-shooter , everything wrong , and he did n't speak because he could n't think of a thing to say . |
| 4 | Dawson 's reply came from a distance ; he was holding the phone away from his mouth . |
| 5 | He was holding the animal 's head up by its antlers and looking shyly pleased at the camera . |
| 6 | And all the while , while he was handing him the plate of meat and bread , and while he was holding the cup to the trembling lips , a little silvery voice was beating inside Fergus 's head : this is all wrong . |
| 7 | He was holding the sugar-jar up questioningly . |
| 8 | He was holding the evidence in his hand . |
| 9 | He was holding the bucking steering wheel with his artificial hand while he felt under the dashboard for his cigarettes . |
| 10 | He was holding the letter only a few centimetres from his eyes . |
| 11 | Husband said : ‘ It went wrong , badly wrong , ’ then lit a match and Sims found he was holding the ball again . |
| 12 | For the first time , she saw he was holding the roses she 'd thrown from the window , and he handed them to her . |
| 13 | He was holding the lighted match . |
| 14 | The Don/R spread his legs so he was holding the bike up , then he rapped on the back door of the Transit with a gauntleted hand . |
| 15 | He was only gone a moment or two and when he returned he was holding the complete clasp . |
| 16 | He was holding the passenger door open for her , and his face gave nothing away . |