Example sentences of "hold out [pron] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hold out my hand for the hat and he gives it to me . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She held out her hand for the Mills bombs . |
| 4 | Celia held out her hand for the paper . |
| 5 | Charity held out her hand for the file , and flipped it open . |
| 6 | In the dress rehearsal when she held out her finger for the ring he took her pulse . |
| 7 | He held out his hand for the combination code . |
| 8 | In his office Julian Hayman held out his hand for the photograph . |
| 9 | Every Tuesday morning you forgot your thimble , every Tuesday afternoon you held out your palm for the cut of the cane . |