Example sentences of "[coord] held it [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he capped his own little finger with it and held it up for them both to see . |
| 2 | He drew out a sturdy transparent plastic inner bag and held it up to the light to show me the contents . |
| 3 | Miss Harker looked at it with distaste as if it were a species of repellent insect wriggling on a pin , then took it carefully between her finger and thumb and held it up to the light of the candle . |
| 4 | The photographer pulled his roll of film from the camera and held it up to the light . |
| 5 | He pulled a small mirror from his pocket and held it up to me . |
| 6 | The white-robed man took the torch from the girl and held it up to the people . |
| 7 | He picked up one of the envelopes and held it up to the light : the watermark showed the heraldic hybrid with which he was becoming familiar , with the wings of an eagle and the body of a lion . |
| 8 | When Zoser dabbed a little on his wife 's sleeve she took the sleeve and held it up to her nose . |
| 9 | He positively beamed as he took the coin and held it up between his thumb and index finger . |
| 10 | She took the frog from Maud and held it up near her face . |
| 11 | I got my wallet out of my pocket and held it up in front of my eyes . |
| 12 | He pulled out a transparent bag and held it up in front of Jed 's eyes . |
| 13 | He had taken one hand from the wheel and held it up in protest . |
| 14 | The unarmed man then produced a buff-coloured plastic ID card and held it up in front of Vasili . |
| 15 | The first figure struck a match and held it up in front of him , the tiny yellow flame glowing brightly . |
| 16 | He stepped over , pierced one of the raw chunks with his dagger and held it up before the mastiff . |
| 17 | To his surprise , Molly threw away the dregs of tea in her beaker and held it out for him to fill with the frothing liquor . |
| 18 | He turned to reach down her fleecy cream jacket from the stand in the corner and held it out for her . |
| 19 | He unclipped a plastic water-bottle from his belt and held it out with a smile that was almost a grin . |
| 20 | It was Marian who picked up a broken cross-bow from the debris piled about on the roof and held it out to Allen . |
| 21 | He picked the hambone off the rock where he had put it and held it out to Michael . |
| 22 | He pulled a photograph out of his shirt pocket inside the overall , and held it out to Anna . |
| 23 | Boldwood took from his pocket a diamond engagement ring , and held it out to her . |
| 24 | She brought her right hand up out of the bedclothes and held it out to him . |
| 25 | Beamish , who had been watching like a man in a daze , pulled a handful of hay from a bale and held it out to her . |
| 26 | He sat her in the armchair and lit the gas-fire , poured a large Scotch and held it out to her . |
| 27 | He opened the buckles on his bag , and took out a bird , a small grey plover , its crest still dancing over its open eye , and held it out to her . |
| 28 | Rose picked up a tube of sun-cream and held it out to Daphne . |
| 29 | He took a letter from his pocket and held it out to her . |
| 30 | He picked up a can , ripped the ring-pull and held it out to her . |