Example sentences of "hold up [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He had held up his head in the most exalted company . |
| 7 | A SCHOOLBOY brandishing a toy gun jokingly held up his mum in the street — and triggered a police alert . |
| 8 | The wind blew her hair out behind her as she held up her face to the sun , still warm in its caress . |
| 9 | She held up her face to the pale sunshine , sniffing ecstatically at the salt air . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |