Example sentences of "[noun prp] held up a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doogie held up a finger . |
| 2 | Woolley held up a bullet and showed it to the armourer . |
| 3 | Schellenberg held up a piece of paper which was actually some stationery from the hotel he 'd stayed at in Vienna the previous week . |
| 4 | Maggie held up a hand . |
| 5 | Turner made to speak , but Curtis held up a hand to stop him . |
| 6 | He turned to Willi , but Willi held up a hand . |
| 7 | Duncan held up a photograph of a beautiful auburn-haired woman in her mid-thirties . |
| 8 | Bodo held up a warning finger . |
| 9 | He says : ‘ Troy held up a grocery store with a friend after the alleged killing and stole a packet of vanilla wafers and some milk . |
| 10 | ‘ Frank , for Christ 's sake … ’ he began , but Gregson held up a hand to silence him . |
| 11 | She started as though to make for the front door , but Mr Hunter held up a hand to stop her . |
| 12 | Clinton held up a hand to silence the Governor . |
| 13 | Gerry held up a screwdriver . |
| 14 | Steve held up a hand interrupting her . |
| 15 | Zlorf held up a hand . |
| 16 | Carter held up a signal flimsy . |
| 17 | Laura held up a forefinger burdened with an enormous cameo ring . |
| 18 | Biff held up a finger . |
| 19 | Mr McFall held up a penknife with a three-inch blade and said it could exact terrible injuries and that post-mortem examinations last year at the department of forensic medicine and science at Glasgow University showed that in 18 out of 31 stabbings , the wound was three inches or less . |
| 20 | Margaret held up a hand , her eyes twinkling with amusement . |
| 21 | Rain agreed to do it , but Eliot held up a hand . |