Example sentences of "he hold [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was polishing glasses and he held them up to the light to check them and thereby seemed to be ignoring Maidstone completely . |
| 2 | Once the glass was full he held it up to the lantern that hung from the awning 's strut and toasted whichever patient had paid for that afternoon 's bonefishing . |
| 3 | He held it up to the light to give a clearer view . |
| 4 | He held it up for the others to see and then threw it at the thin man contemptuously who automatically caught it in both hands . |
| 5 | He held it out in the servant 's direction and let it go . |