Example sentences of "hold [adv] her [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She held up her glass of spirit , checking its clarity against the available light . |
| 2 | She held up her hand for silence . |
| 3 | No , do n't keep denying it — ’ she held up her hand in protest as Rachel opened her mouth ‘ — it just wo n't wash any more . |
| 4 | She turned , straightening up , then held out her ticket for inspection , looking the man up and down as she did so . |
| 5 | She held out her hand in invitation . |
| 6 | Talk of the Rector and his unruly family , of her wild Harry 's doings at Oxford , of the poor hunting season it had been , all flowed between her and Aunt Emily and when she rose to go , and Alexandra held out her hand in farewell , Mrs Burrows stalked past her to the door as if she had no more real existence than an armchair . |