Example sentences of "she hold [pers pn] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She holds it up in different lights and tries to con its meaning . |
| 2 | The question was — how much longer could she hold him off ? |
| 3 | It was all that he could do to contain himself when he was with her , and she held him off constantly , obeying the etiquette required of a genteel young female . |
| 4 | ‘ Mind your own business ! ’ she said through her teeth , and the car swept on , the atmosphere between them growing even more unbearable the longer she held him off . |
| 5 | She held them out to Johnny and dropped them into his hand . |
| 6 | Lifting her arms , she held them out to him . |
| 7 | She held them out and Belinda saw that the normally slender fingers were fat and bloated . |
| 8 | One by one she slid out the drawers , then taking a necklace from its bed she held it up . |
| 9 | She held it up like a torch , her face expressionless . |
| 10 | She held it up . |
| 11 | When she held it up to the light she saw that a small circle of skin was inflamed . |
| 12 | There was something in her hand , Carson could n't see what , but then she held it up ; a box , and it rattled slightly . |
| 13 | She held it up , and they both viewed the uneven multi-coloured stripes . |
| 14 | Withdrawing one hand from behind her back , she held it up for inspection . |
| 15 | ‘ But not me ? ’ she asked dubiously as she held it up against her . |
| 16 | See , ’ she held it up for his inspection . |
| 17 | Joanna 's emerald-green dress was perfect with her auburn hair and , as she held it up against her , she said , ‘ I think I 'll slit it up the side . |
| 18 | She held it out . |
| 19 | Bewildered , she held it out to him . |
| 20 | She held it out to Angelica , and said , ‘ For the kitchen ? ’ |
| 21 | She ran to get Jim 's beautiful present , and she held it out to him . |
| 22 | She held it out . |
| 23 | She held it out to him and after one startled glance at her Felipe took the figure in his hand , running his fingers over it . |
| 24 | She held it out and the shock of his touch was like fire all over again . |
| 25 | She held it out . |
| 26 | She held it out for me to see . |
| 27 | She held it out . |
| 28 | She lifted her arm to catch at a branch and , as she held it down , rainwater fell on her face her eyes were shut ; it was as if she was drinking the scent of lilac . |