| He smiled pleasantly and held up a black-gloved hand to show a short, wicked knife with a taped handle and curving blue blade. |
| The man held up his warrant card, even though the laser reflections from shiny clear plastic made it quite unreadable. |
| She held up his head with one hand and with the other she used the shower head to wash some of the dirt out of his hair. |
| Manchester's war on binge drinking has been held up as a model for other cities as a new report reveals the true cost of alcohol abuse. |
| They held up movements for about eight hours and the road was effectively closed. |
| The breath rasped in her throat as she began the game of cat and mouse, charred robe held up past her knees so she could run. |
