Example sentences of "[noun pl] hold out [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 And the long-suffering elder , which always looks beautiful , graceful , however much you cut it , with its lacy plates held out to the sun .
2 Her call came after the surrender of the last group of rebels holding out at a military air base at Mactan in the central Philippines .
3 With Amstrad shares edging ahead to 29p , just 1p below the offer price , analysts were expecting shareholders to hold out for a better offer .
4 All faces turned to Lucenzo , who stood on a chair , his arms held out in a command for silence .
5 When they saw Frick , whom they had been told to expect , the Sturmabteilungen snapped to attention , their arms held out in the traditional Nazi salute .
6 In no time at all Travis had a good fire going , and the heat from it drew her to her knees beside it , hands held out to the warmth .
7 ‘ as if I would , ’ he replied , his hands held out in a gesture of mock innocence .
8 Domke , the German captain , converted a penalty corner after 50 minutes and England 's weary defenders held out against a succession of corners for a special victory .
9 A handful of snipers held out to the last , and received no quarter .
10 Charles swept the land twice with his armies , burning and killing wherever he could find victims , but the Saxons held out in the impenetrable forests and marshes , closing in behind the Frankish military movements .
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