Example sentences of "she had [be] holding " in BNC.
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| 1 | She allowed her steady gaze to flicker from the glass which she had been holding firm . |
| 2 | ‘ Present from Alan behind the bar , ’ said Sarah , drawing out the glass she had been holding behind the frilly apron the waitresses at the Right and Wrong had to wear . |
| 3 | Suddenly conscious that she had been holding her breath , Katherine pulled the door closed and then leaned back against the wall , aware of the pounding of her heart . |
| 4 | She opened a small peacock-blue fan she had been holding and began to fan herself . |
| 5 | She held out the pad she had been holding . |
| 6 | She realised with a shock that , while waiting for the disaster she believed was inevitable , she had been holding her breath . |
| 7 | I was sure she had been holding a small phial with the letters ‘ SUL ’ written on it . |