Example sentences of "and held up the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He stopped in front of the taller man and held up the parcel in his hand .
2 She swivelled primly — she was n't one of nature 's barmaids — and held up the change just past my face , which was boiling now , as she saw .
3 Hamman had stood back then , and held up the tattoo above his right wrist .
4 He knelt before Dorn and held up the knife .
5 One of the Germans , wearing a surprising black-and-white checked cloth cap , made an operation out of buying coffee through the window , and held up the train while he got a missing straw .
6 It was said that on the first occasion that a female student ‘ scrubbed ’ with him he was reaching the end of a long case and held up the piece of cat-gut slung under the ureter ( to identify it and keep it safe during the dissection ) , saying ‘ Cut ! ’
7 ‘ And who dressed up as a wino and held up the off-licence ? ’ asked Tim .
8 Henry turned to her and held up the jack .
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