Example sentences of "[pers pn] held out [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | She held out a bil form . |
2 | She held out a podgy hand . |
3 | She held out a twisted hand and I stepped forward to shake it lightly . |
4 | She held out a bare leg , and certainly the ankle was misshapen and much swollen . |
5 | She held out a languid hand , which Jonadab seized and pumped up and down . |
6 | " Open this , " delightedly she held out a different bottle and a corkscrew . |
7 | She held out a thin hand covered with huge , glittering rings that were loose on her fingers and said , ‘ Come and sit here , pretty child . |
8 | She held out the first page of the manuscript file for him to read . |
9 | The socialist government feared a loss of government to the C.N.T. unless they held out a revolutionary future to the social masses . |
10 | Removing one hand from behind his back , he held out a small bowl . |
11 | He held out a small package . |
12 | He held out a grubby scrap of paper . |
13 | He held out a black claw which she stroked . |
14 | Breasts sliced off — ’ he held out a glistening spoonful ; Kitty blenched — ‘ for refusing to submit to the lustful wishes of one Quintian . |
15 | He held out a languid hand . |
16 | He held out the second fact-sheet , and Cowley glanced down as Bodie said , ‘ A ‘ K ’ registration Mercedes SL . |