Example sentences of "she hold up the " in BNC.

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1 She holds up the American education system as an answer to the supposed link between language and class mobility .
2 She looked very young and pretty as she held up the teapot and Francis Morgan hesitated , then sat down , heavily , and seized two biscuits .
3 She held up the polythene bag that was half full of grain , her grain .
4 She held up the lanthorn for a better look .
5 Puzzled at first , she turned every page , then she held up the book by its spine and let the pages flutter ; no sheet of paper fell out .
6 She held up the notes she had copied down from the drums in the German docks .
7 She held up the candle and began to descend the stairs .
8 ‘ But , as for these … ’ with a gesture of contempt she held up the copies of the agreement ‘ … there 's no way in the world I 'm going to sign these , so you can make a bonfire with them , if you like ! ’
9 She held up the folder .
10 She held up the sports bag she held in one hand .
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