Example sentences of "held [pers pn] at arm " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mother held her at arm 's length and examined her like a piece of merchandise , turning her this way and that , searching for concealed flaws . |
| 2 | He held her at arm 's length . |
| 3 | He held her at arm 's length and smiled tenderly . |
| 4 | He held her at arm 's length until his muscles ached . |
| 5 | Then she held her at arm 's length and frowned a little . |
| 6 | Tom Fish held him at arm 's length over his head , spun him this way and that until the sky turned sickeningly above him . |
| 7 | Benin embraced Werner then held him at arm 's length . |
| 8 | And then she abruptly pulled away and held him at arm 's length . |
| 9 | In her excitement , switching from Greek to broken English , she held him at arm 's length before kissing him soundly on both cheeks . |
| 10 | He lift ed his picture , held it at arm 's length , considered it , replaced it on the table , rubbed out a couple of lines and carried on drawing . |
| 11 | At every corner they paused , checked the signal strength , held it at arm 's length to see if they could detect a greater strength around the other side . |
| 12 | The man brought out a photograph and held it at arm 's length , walking toward them . |