| 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. |
| He smiled pleasantly and held up a black-gloved hand to show a short, wicked knife with a taped handle and curving blue blade. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| The first test of his leadership, when he will be held up to an hour of merciless scrutiny by the electorate, comes next Saturday. |
| At the last general election the Labour vote held up best in the party's marginal seats. |
