Example sentences of "hold [adv] [pos pn] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Old and New Courts described , SB 31 ; ‘ hold up his hand at the Old Bailey ’ , i.e. to plead guilty . |
| 2 | I hold out my hand for the hat and he gives it to me . |
| 3 | For example when , as a journalist , I visited couples in their homes to ask about local events , my conversations with women would often be interrupted by their husbands holding up their hands in the direction of their wives and saying in the most matter of fact way ‘ Be quiet , ’ and then turning to me and saying ‘ There is no point in asking my wife . |
| 4 | The first night 's long walk up to the moor with the hives , Ruari glanced back at the wee lass trotting along behind Ranald 's lurch , gamely holding up her end of the staff . |
| 5 | Nearly half a year later , in the summer heat , he could still recall the feeling of the cold air on his skin , the way his ears became numb with the freezing cold , the way he kept bursting out laughing , holding up his arms to the cloudy dark orange sky . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't mind , ’ Caroline laughed , holding out her arms to the child , who came willingly for a cuddle . |
| 7 | She turned , joining the line of boarding passengers , holding out her pass to the tiny Han stewardess , then moved down the aisle towards her seat . |
| 8 | Brushing the unruly wet tendrils of hair from her cheeks , she went over to stand in front of it , holding out her hands to the heat . |
| 9 | In the dream she was smiling , holding out her hands to the man and the children , but her smile slowly faded as she realised they could n't see her . |
| 10 | As his English guest turned at the door of his study to bow to the Romanian head of state before leaving his presence , he saw that Ceauşescu was holding out his fingers in the shape of a gun pointing at the head of his own interpreter ! |
| 11 | He turned on the electric fire and knelt before it , holding out his hands to the reddening bars . |
| 12 | He came to squat by the fire , holding out his hands to the warmth . |
| 13 | There was a long , hot moment in which all three of us were penned in a triangle of critical regard — Laura fiercely indifferent to everything except the health of her blaze ; me awkwardly between , holding out my hand for the axe ; Edward , old man suddenly , hating his years and his uncertain hands , humiliated , furious with Laura , resentful of my youth , and profoundly unwilling to surrender the axe . |
| 14 | The church not only provided solace and comfort in those long years , but also a vigorous identity which enabled its people to hold up their heads amid the persecution and oppression . |
| 15 | The brilliance of the flame had collected a large crowd of urchins , dancing in the warmth ; behind them the cabmen stamped their feet and held forth their hands to the glow . |
| 16 | He had held up his head in the most exalted company . |
| 17 | A SCHOOLBOY brandishing a toy gun jokingly held up his mum in the street — and triggered a police alert . |
| 18 | The wind blew her hair out behind her as she held up her face to the sun , still warm in its caress . |
| 19 | She held up her face to the pale sunshine , sniffing ecstatically at the salt air . |
| 20 | In the early stages both Pat Eddery on Dancing Brave and Gary Moore on Bering held up their mounts towards the rear , but had improved to the middle of the pack as the field made the downhill run towards the straight . |
| 21 | In the train , in a car with only two other people in it , Jasper held up his cigarette in the middle of the space where the doors would meet when they drew together , and let them close on it . |
| 22 | He held up his car-keys between the thumb and forefinger of his right hand , as if saving his nostrils the distress of some malodorous handkerchief . |
| 23 | As we got to the narrow road that runs past the spot where Mr Marr used to watch the night sky , he turned and held up his hands towards the stars . |
| 24 | She held out her hand for the Mills bombs . |
| 25 | Celia held out her hand for the paper . |
| 26 | Charity held out her hand for the file , and flipped it open . |
| 27 | In the dress rehearsal when she held out her finger for the ring he took her pulse . |
| 28 | She held out her hands to the fire , and said : ‘ Of course , Patrick . |
| 29 | The gas burned with a flickering blue light as she switched on the fire in the sitting-room , and for a while she held out her hands to the flame . |
| 30 | Leonora shivered and held out her hands to the stove , then stood motionless as she realised she was being watched . |