Example sentences of "[pers pn] held up [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I held up the intact bottle of rice wine I 'd finally recovered from the depths of my parka . |
| 2 | She held up a pacifying hand to the affronted CO . |
| 3 | She held up a contraceptive sheath . |
| 4 | She held up a wizened hand . |
| 5 | She held up a heavy necklace of cabochon rubies intertwined with emeralds and pearls . |
| 6 | They held up the bright new diesel buses and , even worse , blocked the progress of private motorists in bulbous Austins and lumpen Humbers in canyon-like city thoroughfares . |
| 7 | He held up a podgy hand . |
| 8 | He held up a battered , leather bag tied at the neck and stained with watery dark marks around the base . |
| 9 | He held up a pacifying hand as he saw the other prepare for battle . |
| 10 | Suddenly , he held up a wondrous ring upon his finger , and vanished from sight . |
| 11 | He held up an open hand in salute . |
| 12 | He held up the second finger . |
| 13 | Again he mirrored her meanings back , and he held up the distorted black lumps that were her errors of syntax . |
| 14 | In a footnote he held up the Greek Doric style as the model for a reformed modern architecture . |
| 15 | He held up the soft peach wool jacket that Kate intended to wear , but there was a sudden rueful expression on his face as he met her eyes again . |
| 16 | He held up the green ribbon . |
| 17 | He held up the third finger . |
| 18 | He held up the buff folder . |