Example sentences of "and she held her " in BNC.

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1 She knew that in a couple of days ' time Boyd 's promotion would be announced by his company in the newspaper , underneath a studio portrait of him , and she held her head high as she swayed gracefully into the living-room .
2 The young woman made a point of following the respective teams ’ results and their positions in the league tables and she held her own in the sporting discussions and arguments .
3 ‘ Show them , Molly , ’ he said , and she held her wrists out to us .
4 Her head was turned away from him and she held her left arm across her face .
5 She thought he looked at her rather searchingly , and she held her breath , for surely there would be strange untold stories about this place and surely he would know of them ?
6 The door opened and she held her breath as she sensed him standing by her bed , releasing it as she heard the creak of the other bed .
7 He did n't sound in the least sorry , and she held her breath waiting for him to continue .
8 Robbie 's voice faltered into silence , and she held her breath , realising that her wretched curiosity had run away with her again .
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