Example sentences of "he hold up a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He holds up a stick for all to see . |
| 2 | He holds up a cricket bat . |
| 3 | ‘ But this girl , this woman , she 's a woman , Laura , when we make love she puts her ’ — he holds up a finger — ‘ straight up my asshole . |
| 4 | When he held up a bottle and two glasses , she felt a strong desire to go into hysterics . |
| 5 | Armed with a loaded airgun , two smoke bombs and a knife , he held up a building society to provide her with a nest-egg . |
| 6 | He held up a stern denying hand . |
| 7 | And he cried do you think she would need a worm and he held up a worm , but he came and put this poisoned worm in the mole , you know that 's what they did , they had er mole er worms that had doped with poison , you see and then they dropped them in the hole and that was the end of the mole . |
| 8 | He held up a cowl hood . |
| 9 | He held up a finger . |
| 10 | He held up a manila envelope . |
| 11 | But — ’ he held up a hand to stop me interrupting — ‘ let's take it slowly . |
| 12 | He held up a hand when Graham reached for his wallet . |
| 13 | He held up a hand to silence the protest she was about to make . |
| 14 | Parin listened for a moment longer , and then he held up a hand . |
| 15 | He held up a hand as Aycliffe pursed his lips . |
| 16 | He held up a hand as Theda opened her mouth to protest . |