Example sentences of "held up the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I held up the lamp and turned the picture round to see if there was anything written on the back . |
| 2 | She looked very young and pretty as she held up the teapot and Francis Morgan hesitated , then sat down , heavily , and seized two biscuits . |
| 3 | He held up the tent-flap that led to the theatre . |
| 4 | She held up the candle and began to descend the stairs . |
| 5 | I held up the light and looked in every corner of the room . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Travis held up the Thermos and Paige nodded , proffering her cup , cradling it in her hands a while to savour the warmth and aroma . |