Example sentences of "he hold [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He holds up each man 's hand .
2 He held up one hand in a conciliatory gesture to try and calm his parent , who by this time was striding up and down the room behind him .
3 Not one delivery — ’ he held up one finger — ‘ was more than six minutes later than we estimated , taking account of the traffic , and we checked every delivery over a period of two weeks . ’
4 But before she could speak he held up one imperious hand , effectively commanding her silence .
5 And do n't ask why again , ’ he held up one hand .
6 He held up empty hands .
7 He held down three jobs to keep his family together .
8 He held out one gloved hand .
9 However , he held out little hope that China would increase the number of directly elected Legco seats .
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