Example sentences of "he held out " in BNC.
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| 1 | A thud of chopping — movement between the tree trunks — a labourer was coming towards him , one of the consignment of convicts he had ordered through a merchant in Bideford , he had his machete in his hand , he was not menacing , he held out his spare hand in a strange appeal , lifting his face , which was crossed by deep scars , wounds across his eyes had puckered them right in so that he moved like a blind sleeper , closer and closer — Sir John woke up sweating , surprised to find himself alone , and then remembered : he had been drinking with his cousin Alexander Menzies of Bolfracks , the last bottle must have sent him under . |
| 2 | But come , let me show you my office , ’ he held out his hand , ‘ Ray Shallows , Promotions Manager . ’ |
| 3 | He held out the handful of nails and stuff he 'd taken out of his Dad 's shed . |
| 4 | We passed Swire Sugden out for a walk and when he saw us he held out his arms and mouthed a farewell . |
| 5 | Without taking his penetrating eyes off Mungo , he held out his hands like a graceful , unhurried conjurer to show that he was hiding nothing . |
| 6 | Mr Valdimir Petrovsky , a UN envoy , said he had had ‘ frank , serious and businesslike ’ talks with the Libyan leader , but he held out no hope of a breakthrough . |
| 7 | He held out a grubby scrap of paper . |
| 8 | He held out his hand . |
| 9 | He held out his hand and she took it , though his touch made her want to shudder . |
| 10 | The shaking hand he held out to her felt as dry and brittle as rice-paper . |
| 11 | He held out the collar to the teacher with one hand and pointed to a picture of Koko with the other . |
| 12 | The very idea of Poland was an insult to everything Frederick thought Prussia stood for , and the only hope he held out for the Poles was that partition and Germanisation would turn them into useful members of society . |
| 13 | He held out his arm in a surprisingly old-fashioned gesture . |
| 14 | Delaney was unconvinced as he held out his hand . |
| 15 | He held out his hand to her . |
| 16 | Then fishing in his pocket , he held out a shilling which the man took . |
| 17 | He held out his hand for the combination code . |
| 18 | He held out a languid hand . |
| 19 | He held out a hand and gave me a smile . |
| 20 | He held out his hand . |
| 21 | He held out his hand . |
| 22 | He held out his hand to me , palm up . |
| 23 | He held out the second fact-sheet , and Cowley glanced down as Bodie said , ‘ A ‘ K ’ registration Mercedes SL . |
| 24 | He held out the clipboard impatiently as if she quibbled over a minor detail . |
| 25 | Then he held out his arms and she went into them , laughing , wiping out the days they had been apart in that one eager meeting . |
| 26 | He held out his arms then , and because she hurt so much , because she wanted to be a little girl again , she went to him and the tears came . |
| 27 | He held out a hand , stroked her shin . |
| 28 | He held out his arm to Tabitha . |
| 29 | He held out his arm and pushed back the sleeve of his overall and there was a rectangle of puckered ruddy skin . |
| 30 | He turned an enquiring gaze upon her as she marched towards the house , but before following her he held out his hands to Millie as she went to jump off the last step , saying now in a low tone , ‘ It looks a good enough day ’ — he pointed to the back of the cart — ‘ what 's up ? ’ |