Example sentences of "hold [adv prt] [pos pn] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He holds up his hands for quiet again . |
| 2 | She said : ‘ He holds out his hands for him and loves to have him on his knee . |
| 3 | I hold out my hand for the hat and he gives it to me . |
| 4 | Molly announces , holding out her glass for what is obviously not the first refill . |
| 5 | ‘ The colandered Barbour , ’ said Ricky , holding out her coat for her . |
| 6 | Accusing him of having " cruelly deceived " the Soviet people and of having reduced " this great powerful country " to the level of " holding out its hands for alms " , she told Gorbachev : " You bring in your wake destruction , ruin , famine , cold , blood and tears . " |
| 7 | I do n't wonder my lord of Kent is holding out his hands for it . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She was excited to see her grandfather and uncle , running to hold up her face for a kiss . |
| 10 | The announcement by President Clinton was made as a UN aid convoy reached 70,000 Muslims trapped in the eastern Bosnian town of Gorazde after Serb rebels held up its progress for two days . |
| 11 | As Les and I walked into their tiny , barely furnished house , his wife greeted us , and his little girl held up her arms for me to lift her . |
| 12 | She held up her hands for silence then pointed at Garry , the most honest of the three . |
| 13 | She held up her hand for silence . |
| 14 | He held up his arms for a kiss and she melted into a sleepy hug and kiss , during which he had the final word and spluttered dribble against her cheek . |
| 15 | No sooner had he freed the platform of the Collector 's superfluous presence than the Doctor sprang into his place and held up his hand for silence . |
| 16 | Springfield held up his hand for silence and the low murmur of talk died away completely . |
| 17 | The grandstands erupted with applause but Stevie held up his hand for silence . |
| 18 | Paul Lexington held up his hands for silence . |
| 19 | D. A. I was on a school-crossing duty for disabled children and I held up my hand for a motor cyclist to stop and he rode right past me . |
| 20 | She turned , straightening up , then held out her ticket for inspection , looking the man up and down as she did so . |
| 21 | She held out her hand for the Mills bombs . |
| 22 | Celia held out her hand for the paper . |
| 23 | Charity held out her hand for the file , and flipped it open . |
| 24 | In the dress rehearsal when she held out her finger for the ring he took her pulse . |
| 25 | He held out his bowl for a second helping , then ate it rapidly , spilling some on his robe . |
| 26 | He held out his bowl for another helping . |
| 27 | He held out his hand for the combination code . |
| 28 | In his office Julian Hayman held out his hand for the photograph . |
| 29 | Jehan held out his hand for it . |
| 30 | He held out his hand for Alexei 's cup . |