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 .
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