Example sentences of "she hold [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 She holds up the American education system as an answer to the supposed link between language and class mobility .
2 She holds out the tray .
3 She looked very young and pretty as she held up the teapot and Francis Morgan hesitated , then sat down , heavily , and seized two biscuits .
4 She held up the polythene bag that was half full of grain , her grain .
5 She held up the lanthorn for a better look .
6 Puzzled at first , she turned every page , then she held up the book by its spine and let the pages flutter ; no sheet of paper fell out .
7 She held up the notes she had copied down from the drums in the German docks .
8 She held up the candle and began to descend the stairs .
9 ‘ But , as for these … ’ with a gesture of contempt she held up the copies of the agreement ‘ … there 's no way in the world I 'm going to sign these , so you can make a bonfire with them , if you like ! ’
10 She held up the folder .
11 She held up the sports bag she held in one hand .
12 She held out the wallet as she spoke .
13 She held out the book in her hand .
14 But she paid them no heed as she held out the lid for Charlotte to see .
15 She held out the child to him .
16 She held out the pad she had been holding .
17 As she held out the flowers , and the bright young face lit up , Folly felt a fresh surge of anger against the man they held in common .
18 Silently she held out the journal .
19 Silently , and still bemused , she held out the receiver .
20 She held out the letter .
21 She held out the first page of the manuscript file for him to read .
22 Silently she held out the key .
23 She held out the coffee but he did n't take it , not daring to trust himself if he reached towards her .
24 She held out the bottle for him to read the label .
25 Purposely pressing the button implying ‘ fat in five seconds ’ pills , she held out the bowl of soup and let a small , white pill drop in .
26 It was on the tip of her tongue then to ask if he had managed to dispatch the papers to whoever they were destined for , but she held back the question before it got uttered .
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