Example sentences of "she held [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She held up a pacifying hand to the affronted CO . |
| 2 | She held up a pair of earrings , a composite of Benares Brass and delicate enamel . |
| 3 | She held up a heavy necklace of cabochon rubies intertwined with emeralds and pearls . |
| 4 | She held up a wizened hand . |
| 5 | ‘ Please , ’ she held up a hand . |
| 6 | She held up a contraceptive sheath . |
| 7 | She held up an extremely odd-looking weapon that looked like a cross between a Sten gun and a stick insect . |
| 8 | With Keith behind her , she felt much more confident and determined and she held out a hand to each of them . |
| 9 | She held out a shilling . |
| 10 | She held out a Coca-Cola to me . |
| 11 | Wordlessly she held out a bowl . |
| 12 | She held out a bare leg , and certainly the ankle was misshapen and much swollen . |
| 13 | She held out a languid hand , which Jonadab seized and pumped up and down . |
| 14 | She held out a podgy hand . |
| 15 | She held out a twisted hand and I stepped forward to shake it lightly . |
| 16 | She held out a thin hand covered with huge , glittering rings that were loose on her fingers and said , ‘ Come and sit here , pretty child . |
| 17 | She held out a hand and , when he took it , heaved him upright and pulled him towards the bedroom . |
| 18 | She held out a hand for the goggles , but when Benny returned them , she simply tucked them away . |
| 19 | " Open this , " delightedly she held out a different bottle and a corkscrew . |
| 20 | She held out a hand to him and patted the sofa beside her . |
| 21 | She held out a piece of black cardboard with a silver star stuck on it , and when her mother made no effort to take it from her or exclaim her delight and approbation , she stared up at her and then said , ‘ Mammy ? ’ |
| 22 | She held out a bil form . |