Example sentences of "hold his [noun sg] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Here , ’ Albert said , opening another door and holding his candle high so that Carrie could see . |
| 2 | James 's parents , who before yesterday 's hearing had pleaded for calm , appealed to be allowed to hold his funeral as soon as possible . |
| 3 | Rory held his collar out so that he could look at it . |
| 4 | Willie held his hand out stiffly while Sammy lathered it with his tongue . |
| 5 | The Prince smiled his thanks and held his hand out so that the sunlight streaming through the stained glass windows caught the gems in his rings and made them sparkle . |
| 6 | For seventeen , he was big and heavily built , but the man who carried him was so tall and held his weight so easily that there was no doubt who he was . |