Example sentences of "held it out to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The day after , Jamie came in with the wooden dish of porridge , held it out to Cameron , then twitched it away when he reached for it and turned it upside down . |
| 2 | Picking up the long gun , Doyle ran his finger along the barrel and then held it out to the Hare-woman . |
| 3 | I held it out to him from the pouch . |
| 4 | It was Marian who picked up a broken cross-bow from the debris piled about on the roof and held it out to Allen . |
| 5 | He picked the hambone off the rock where he had put it and held it out to Michael . |
| 6 | Bewildered , she held it out to him . |
| 7 | His right hand dropped the billhook and he held it out to her , shaking , palm upward , and looked at her beseechingly , like a child . |
| 8 | He pulled a photograph out of his shirt pocket inside the overall , and held it out to Anna . |
| 9 | He held it out to me . |
| 10 | She adjusted her half-moon glasses , reached for a document to her left , held it out to him ; all without looking up . |
| 11 | Boldwood took from his pocket a diamond engagement ring , and held it out to her . |
| 12 | She brought her right hand up out of the bedclothes and held it out to him . |
| 13 | She held it out to Angelica , and said , ‘ For the kitchen ? ’ |
| 14 | He held it out to Janice . |
| 15 | He held it out to her . |
| 16 | Beamish , who had been watching like a man in a daze , pulled a handful of hay from a bale and held it out to her . |
| 17 | He sat her in the armchair and lit the gas-fire , poured a large Scotch and held it out to her . |
| 18 | Spatz studied the first of the files for a while , then held it out to Hammond . |
| 19 | He opened the buckles on his bag , and took out a bird , a small grey plover , its crest still dancing over its open eye , and held it out to her . |
| 20 | He held it out to me . |
| 21 | He held it out to Gómez . |
| 22 | She ran to get Jim 's beautiful present , and she held it out to him . |
| 23 | Rose picked up a tube of sun-cream and held it out to Daphne . |
| 24 | He took a letter from his pocket and held it out to her . |
| 25 | She held it out to him and after one startled glance at her Felipe took the figure in his hand , running his fingers over it . |
| 26 | He picked up a can , ripped the ring-pull and held it out to her . |
| 27 | She half held it out to Ellie as fair play so obviously fought with desire — and Ellie took the decision out of her hands by shouting , ‘ She 's found one ! ’ |
| 28 | He held it out to her . |
| 29 | Guido poured her wine and held it out to her . |
| 30 | He carried a phone , and when he saw her he held it out to her . |