Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] held it " in BNC.
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1 | He knelt down and held it in front of Sung 's face a moment . |
2 | Colberg drew his sabre slowly and held it sloped on his shoulder . |
3 | Ratagan took it from her wordlessly and held it in the flames till it had caught . |
4 | He picked it up and held it away from him while he looked at it . |
5 | He smoothed the letter out and held it in front of her . |
6 | She took it out and held it in front of her , the deep rich red material glowing against her skin . |
7 | He took the portrait out and held it in his hands . |
8 | If this were not the case and F t < E ( S T ) , a trader who bought a futures contract now and held it to delivery would , on average , make a profit of E ( S T ) - F t . |
9 | Similarly , if F t > E ( S T ) a trader who sold a futures contract now and held it to delivery would expect to make a profit of F t - E ( S T ) . |
10 | But although he aimed it at Nicholas , it fired into the air , for the boy knocked it sideways and held it . |
11 | He smoothed her hair back and held it and kissed her , tenderly , then harder , and this time when his mouth opened into hers she did n't pull away . |
12 | Dreaming Lee took to this camera immediately and held it delicately and lifted the front-flap and looked through it in order to focus on something and take a picture of it . |
13 | Now before you go — ’ he took her hand again and held it — ‘ you must tell me your name . |
14 | She unfastened the girdle again and held it out . |
15 | His hand had caught hers again and held it very tightly . |
16 | She rinsed it again and held it out to him . |
17 | Then turned it round and held it to her face . |