Example sentences of "holding out [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucien eyed the sticks , which Azmaveth was still holding out for his inspection , with suspicion . |
| 2 | Suddenly Angela , who was gazing at the red mack her mummy was holding out to her , gave a gasp . |
| 3 | She took the mug he was holding out to her , eyeing its contents suspiciously . |
| 4 | And , as she raised her eyes , Ronni broke into a smile as she caught sight of the plate he was holding out to her . |
| 5 | I dimly understood that by holding out to me this realm of material essences , available by an act of will alone , The Fat Controller was condemning me to a cosmos of brand names , a metaphysic of motifs , a logic of logos , and an epistemology based on EPOS ( The Electronic Point of Sale method of inventory-keeping , which was just coming into use at this time among major retailers ) . |
| 6 | Then suddenly he seemed to sag back into his seat , his hand reaching slowly for the pen I was still holding out to him . |
| 7 | ‘ Stop holding out on me . |
| 8 | They must think we 're holding out on them . |
| 9 | Only that she must have been holding out on him all these years , that she did have memories which she had covered up or , to give her the benefit of the doubt , conveniently forgotten about . |
| 10 | Now , I suppose I regret holding out on him . |