Example sentences of "hold [pron] out for " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Accept the letter then , Miss , ’ the older man insisted , holding it out for Beth to take .
2 He spread the jacket between his hands , holding it out for them to see .
3 She took her arms away from round her kids ' shoulders and held them out for him .
4 Marx downed his glass in one gulp and absent-mindedly held it out for more .
5 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 .
6 He turned to reach down her fleecy cream jacket from the stand in the corner and held it out for her .
7 She held it out for me to see .
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