Example sentences of "hold [pron] [adv] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I also have a green velvet hat , ’ she told him solemnly , holding it up for inspection . |
| 2 | Jake gazed across the dim dunes again , still gripping her in his arm : and it felt now as if he held her just for comfort — his own , perhaps , as much as hers . |
| 3 | Botham had the first six wickets before Marshall and Baptiste held him up for while , Marshall being lucky not to be on the wrong end of a legendary catch when Don Topley , a groundstaff boy who went on to play for Essex , brilliantly caught him one-handed on the square leg boundary , only to put one foot over the rope . |
| 4 | Withdrawing one hand from behind her back , she held it up for inspection . |
| 5 | Kruger took up a sword-sharp scimitar and held it aloft for blessing . |