Example sentences of "[verb] out [pron] hand 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 | Owen reached out his hand for the coffee a bearer had just brought in . |
4 | He reached out his hand for the glass of milk and took a large gulp . |
5 | Adam had put out his hand for the citronella but Rufus stopped him . |
6 | She held out her hand for the Mills bombs . |
7 | Celia held out her hand for the paper . |
8 | Charity held out her hand for the file , and flipped it open . |
9 | He held out his hand for the combination code . |
10 | In his office Julian Hayman held out his hand for the photograph . |