Example sentences of "and held [pers pn] at [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She disengaged herself and held me at arms , length . |
| 2 | Four kids jumped in the cab , and held me at gun point for three whole hours . ’ |
| 3 | And then she abruptly pulled away and held him at arm 's length . |
| 4 | Crown counsel said the Belfast men bound and gagged Sarah Kennedy , her two young sons and a school-friend and held them at gunpoint in the house at My Lady 's Mile , Holywood , on November 27 , 1991 . |
| 5 | He took the gun out of his pocket and held it at waist-level . |
| 6 | The man brought out a photograph and held it at arm 's length , walking toward them . |