Example sentences of "held it at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took the gun out of his pocket and held it at waist-level . |
| 2 | The cold held it at bay despite the glow of the flames on his face . |
| 3 | He lift ed his picture , held it at arm 's length , considered it , replaced it on the table , rubbed out a couple of lines and carried on drawing . |
| 4 | At every corner they paused , checked the signal strength , held it at arm 's length to see if they could detect a greater strength around the other side . |
| 5 | The man brought out a photograph and held it at arm 's length , walking toward them . |