Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] held it " in BNC.
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1 | He had taken one hand from the wheel and held it up in protest . |
2 | The unarmed man then produced a buff-coloured plastic ID card and held it up in front of Vasili . |
3 | Jazz reached out for the photograph and held it , examining it closely . |
4 | The man brought out a photograph and held it at arm 's length , walking toward them . |
5 | He had removed the pencil from the jaws of the clothes-peg and held it in his teeth . |
6 | She half opened her tight , thin mouth and held it on the verge of speaking . |
7 | It was Marian who picked up a broken cross-bow from the debris piled about on the roof and held it out to Allen . |
8 | He looked across to Deuce and held it up . |
9 | He bethought him of his little key and held it up bravely before him , and it put out a little sparkling light that illumined a step at a time , silvery-pale . |
10 | Glancing down at the package as though it might just possibly bite , she took a deep breath and began to unpick the sellotape that held it intact . |
11 | In the dark office the human awoke , mooed for a while , and tried to jerk free of the cobweb of wires that held it down . |
12 | The reporter squirmed in his seat , and then seizing Stella 's hand placed it on his lap and held it there , gripping her by the wrist . |
13 | His strong hand cupped her fist and held it . |
14 | As the attendant took the bills with a delighted , ‘ Hey , thanks man , ’ the driver caught his gaze and held it . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | Bleak black branches suddenly shone with the colours of dark red buds , of shining bark , of pale dry trunks that caught the sun and held it in their sinuous heights . |
17 | Rose picked up a tube of sun-cream and held it out to Daphne . |
18 | He opened his raincoat all the way down , took something that hung free from near his waist and held it up . |
19 | Madeleine 's hands seized the pillow and held it to her in a quick embrace . |
20 | She took the frog from Maud and held it up near her face . |
21 | Lyn took the cat out of the basket and held it against her . |
22 | One of the soldiers in the small troupe lit a handful of straw from his tinder-box and held it aloft . |
23 | I put one ear to the can and held it still . |
24 | The white-robed man took the torch from the girl and held it up to the people . |
25 | Alex picked a bloom from the large bouquet of mixed carnations which stood to one side of her desk and held it to her nose , savouring the cinnamon scent . |
26 | Beamish , who had been watching like a man in a daze , pulled a handful of hay from a bale and held it out to her . |
27 | ‘ Hello , Margaret , ’ said Juliet , a little disconcerted when the woman lifted the colander and held it before her . |
28 | He bent , lifted the foot and held it cupped firmly in his hands . |
29 | He positively beamed as he took the coin and held it up between his thumb and index finger . |
30 | Athelstan refilled the goblet and held it to the coroner 's lips . |