Example sentences of "hold out [pos pn] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hold out my hand for the hat and he gives it to me . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't mind , ’ Caroline laughed , holding out her arms to the child , who came willingly for a cuddle . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ! |
| 7 | He turned on the electric fire and knelt before it , holding out his hands to the reddening bars . |
| 8 | He came to squat by the fire , holding out his hands to the warmth . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She held out her hand for the Mills bombs . |
| 11 | Celia held out her hand for the paper . |
| 12 | Charity held out her hand for the file , and flipped it open . |
| 13 | In the dress rehearsal when she held out her finger for the ring he took her pulse . |
| 14 | She held out her hands to the fire , and said : ‘ Of course , Patrick . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Leonora shivered and held out her hands to the stove , then stood motionless as she realised she was being watched . |
| 17 | He held out his hand for the combination code . |
| 18 | In his office Julian Hayman held out his hand for the photograph . |
| 19 | He leaned down from the saddle , took off his glove , held out his hand to the spokesman nearest him — Alex McLaggan ( where was the Duke ? ) . |
| 20 | Boyd was calling up the stairs for Hank to come down , and she watched silently , as if at the movies , while he emerged from his ground-floor bedroom , walked past her without looking at her , and held out his hand to the reporter , who winced as he felt its grip . |
| 21 | The soothsayer sat down , nodding in general greeting , and held out his hands to the warmth . |
| 22 | James glanced round the living room , moved towards the fire and held out his hands to the heat . |
| 23 | Every Tuesday morning you forgot your thimble , every Tuesday afternoon you held out your palm for the cut of the cane . |