Example sentences of "hold it [adj] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clare , who was carrying Carolyn 's suitcase , leaned against a door to hold it open for her . |
| 2 | I had supposed that Aunt Louise would be in bed , but she met me at the door ; opened it , in fact , and held it ready for me to come in , because there was something she was bursting to tell me : ‘ I 'm not staying in this cold place a day longer . ’ |
| 3 | He pushed through another battered-looking swing door and held it open for her . |
| 4 | Peter moved towards the door and held it open for her . |
| 5 | At the car , he reached to unlock her door , held it open for her , watched as she climbed in and reached for her strap . |
| 6 | At the hotel Luke collected both keys from the night porter , and when they reached her room he unlocked the door and held it open for her , then closed it behind him . |