Example sentences of "hold [pron] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And holding them up for a little bit of erm laughter . |
| 2 | It was now obvious that the horse was a stayer and yet Harry Short 's stable jockey had recently ridden him as if his best distance was six furlongs , holding him up for a late run . |
| 3 | Mike was holding it up for Mr. Rowbotham to see . |
| 4 | ‘ I also have a green velvet hat , ’ she told him solemnly , holding it up for inspection . |
| 5 | She was just using the fact that I was desperate to hold me up for an outrageously high fee . |
| 6 | Do you want me to hold them up for you ? |
| 7 | Shall I hold it up for you , and erm , or somebody 'll hold it up for you . |
| 8 | Shall I hold it up for you , and erm , or somebody 'll hold it up for you . |
| 9 | ‘ In fact he held me up for so long I 'm now wondering if it was a deliberate act on his part . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I hope I have n't held you up for too long , ’ she apologised quickly , realising that he could well have an appointment , and that he was on the point of leaving . |
| 11 | Botham had the first six wickets before Marshall and Baptiste held him up for while , Marshall being lucky not to be on the wrong end of a legendary catch when Don Topley , a groundstaff boy who went on to play for Essex , brilliantly caught him one-handed on the square leg boundary , only to put one foot over the rope . |
| 12 | Fowler and Gower held him up for a while with 91 for the third wicket , but by the close of play he had two more — including a caught and bowled — and on Monday morning , cutting down his run-up , he polished off the tail to finish with 7 for 53 . |
| 13 | He held it up for the others to see and then threw it at the thin man contemptuously who automatically caught it in both hands . |
| 14 | Withdrawing one hand from behind her back , she held it up for inspection . |
| 15 | See , ’ she held it up for his inspection . |
| 16 | Harvey held it up for Pike to see . |
| 17 | Then he capped his own little finger with it and held it up for them both to see . |
| 18 | for a kick off anyway , you held us up for three , five months with drawings being late ! |
| 19 | As long as all the subjects have the maths held us up for ages , and the science for ages ! |