Example sentences of "hold [pers pn] out [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A teenage girl gets on the bus , then , as if she 's just remembered , takes out a comic story magazine and holds it out of the window . |
| 2 | Until then , the platform holds us out against the townscape |
| 3 | Take the baskets that hold them out of the pool and allow them to drain for an hour . |
| 4 | ‘ The cow is there ’ , said Ansell , lighting a match and holding it out over the carpet . |
| 5 | I said , holding it out on the palm of my hand . |
| 6 | She took the pendant from her pocket and crouched down , holding it out to the boy . |
| 7 | I tried everything , even hiring an off-duty castrato to hold them out of the way , but nothing worked . |
| 8 | Picking up the long gun , Doyle ran his finger along the barrel and then held it out to the Hare-woman . |
| 9 | He plucked a heavy silver ring from the middle finger of his left hand , tugging it over the knuckle impetuously , and held it out across the table in his palm . |
| 10 | He held it out in the servant 's direction and let it go . |
| 11 | Then from his own pocket he drew another , rather the same but very much shinier , and held it out in the palm of his hand . |