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Putting down his shopping bag, Will held out his hand, and the cat came up to him.

said Matthew, and he held out a fine goose - egg to his amazed sister.

"Most decadent, " he said, and held out his water glass.

He held out his arms and said, "Come to me my son, and I will take good care of you. "

Boyd stood up and held out his hand. "I've read about you , " he said briefly.

I heard nothing, but then Alice stepped through the front door and came toward me with her arms held out.

He held out his hand to Melly, smiling at her so charmingly that she didn't even think of Nora as she let him lead her onto the dance floor.

'How do you do, Mr Birkin, ' she said, in her low voice, that seemed to take no count of her guests. She held out her hand to him.

The battalion held out for a week in the face of heavy enemy assaults.

And a cry of joy broke from his lips, and standing up in the painted boat, he held out his arms to the Mermaid.

The extremely fit, attractive waiter standing next to her immediately turned, held out his hand and goes, "Yeah. Meet me. "

He said gently, held out his right hand and was ready to shake hands with me.

Livia held out a few apples, which the horses gently ate from her hands.

He held out his hand and I looked at it stupidly.

The president criticized the creditors, who he said held out for the prospect of an unjustified taxpayer-funded bailout.

"Now be careful, " warned Mrs. Bobbsey, as she held out the cup. "Hold on to the seats as you walk along. "

He looked at his desk and bed, I slowly held out his hand, want to touch, afraid to sully his Extremely is, only to recover to.

You've held out for months, waiting and watching the market for some sign of a tablet that you think you'd like.

As soon as the car was clear of the hospital, Naida turned to Nurse Edgwood, who was one of her favorite nurses, and held out her left hand.

Mr Medvedev may never have been a real alternative to Mr Putin, but he held out the faint possibility of a transition of power.

When he got home, he said to his father, "I have gotten the best price for your pillow. " And he held out the penny.

When he felt completely satisfied, he walked back to the roof and held out his wrists for the hand cuffs.

She also said she would give him a kiss if he liked, but Peter did not know what she meant, and he held out his hand expectantly .

The two people on the outside reached into a bowl and took a piece of fruit, and then all three people held out a closed fist.

A door suddenly opened and a young girl ran to him as he held out the violin case to her.

The Hongkong seamen held out for eight weeks since the strike broke out on January 12.

Well, well, with the lines in the crook of his elbow the deacon held out his arms to the widow and----.

Her caregiver, Mimose, carried Rose out of the bungalow and put her down, and I knelt in front of her and held out my arms.

Before we got to my room, she held out her hand and said goodbye.

He held out his hands, and there lying in his small palms was a tiny wooden box.

However, we are able to remember very clearly a variety of image and movement of her behavior, as she always held out their hands and face.

Our soldiers held out against the enemy's attacks for a week.

He stepped forward into the little cleared space in which majesty moved, and held out his hand.

He held out his hand with a gesture which conveyed something of this inarticulate conflict.

Instantly he saw me, he held out his hands.

She never thanked people usually and she did not know how to do it. So she held out her hand, because she knew that adults did that.

He held out his hand to the cars pressing on him from behind.

Finished, we all thought. She held out her hand, trying to pull me, but nothing back, turn around and go home.

he faced about and , standing between the awnings , held out his right hand at arms length towards the sun.

Johnny gulped down the yellow fiery liquid and held out his glass to be refilled.

Michelle smiled and held out her hand, as if she were just another member of the greeting party.

The tall man held out a hand. I gazed at it, not sure what I was supposed to do.

Prosecutors, wary of revealing sensitive material in court, tried to tempt him with a generous plea deal, but he held out until last week.

For Joshua did not draw back the hand that held out his javelin until he had destroyed all who lived in Ai.

As she whirled on him he held out her helm, showing her that the interior padding had been changed.

Jean Valjean held out his hand, and Fauchelevent precipitated himself upon it with the touching effusion of a peasant.

The grocer put his hand in and dumped a generous portion into the little fellow's cap, which he promptly held out .

I'm sorry, said S. after a long pause, I'm in a real hurry. He held out his hand. I'll give you a buzz.

"Djali, " Esmeralda said, "Now it's your turn. " She sat down and held out her drum to the goat.

He has said he would harden sanctions but has also held out the possibility of direct talks.

A senior Chinese central bank official held out little prospect of a more rapid appreciation of the Chinese currency against the U.

Alan Yentob was quite fussy and didn't look me in the eye, just held out his empty glass when he wanted a refill.

'Good evening, ' she said as I entered, and she held out her hand.

He held out a hand the size of a pie plate, in which lay a tiny, misshapen kitten.

' But almost immediately afterwards he held out his arms and started shouting: 'Fergie, Fergie, shut your mouth.

Then, in September, he held out his hand to Russia by announcing a reconfiguration of America's anti-missile defence system.

The driver halted, winked, and held out his left hand to Marius, rubbing his forefinger gently with his thumb.

When the former foe held out his olive branch, what would it do next? Capello had already known the key.

Wenger was asked whether Arsenal held out for a higher transfer fee when negotiating the sale of Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona.

and he held out his arms to all us young sinners there on the mourners' bench.

I held out a blue bunny rabbit I had brought for her.

They held out for some hours in the face of our persuasive offers, but eventually they succumbed.

He held out his hand, then changed his mind and hugged me warmly.

Very slowly I held out my hand toward her. I watched her face to see if she might think I was crazy or something.

She held out a plastic shopping basket repurposed from the local supermarket, and he accepted it automatically.

It came right up to me, rubbed its soft round ear very gently against the small hand I held out and purred.

Here are the challenges and the hopes Christ held out to his discouraged disciples.

Mr Brown denied Tory claims that he should have held out for a top economic job in the European Commission to fend off protectionist forces.

Jobs held out hope that he would be cured and ruminated about spirituality, saying he believed in God about half the time.

The airline held out the hope that some passengers might have survived.

Melanie held out a man's handkerchief, soiled and highly perfumed, in which some coins were knotted.

An eighth grade reading teacher recently told me that quite often she held out very little hope for young people today.

Held out his hand, trembling and carefully touch the purple petals, then the real Wet your feelings tell me is not a dream.

The Fog I remember a number of days with extremely dense fogs, in which i could not see my hand held out in front of my face.

But I held out my hand to the little boy who was inching across the aisle toward us.

Merlin held out a silver cup with a strange-colored liquid in it. "Drinkthis, " he ordered.

His last trip came in March 2002 in the second group stage of the Champions League, when Liverpool again held out for a draw.

I held out my hand, and the horrible, soft-spoken , eyeless creature gripped it in a moment like a vice.

He smiled at me and held out his hand.

Cooke's four companies of guards there held out for seven hours against the fury of an army.

He rose deliberately and walked over to Cortlandt Van Duyckink's table and held out his hand.

Tom Hagen held out his hand when Johnny came into the room.

While Beijing has held out the possibility of rescheduling the visit, this was practically impossible given that the Expo ends next month.

He held out his palm and conjured a small ball that glowed with blue faerie fire.

Although he was seriously wounded , he still held out on the battle - field .

His eyes were angry as he held out my video camera and asked how to turn it on.

Drouet looked away from the stage at the audience. The latter held out silently, hoping for a general change, of course.

Madame Olenska held out her hand as if to bid him goodbye.

The manager held out bright prospects to me if I would accept the position.

He held out his hand to Israel, his servant, for he remembered his mercy.

Force held out his hand, but suddenly found not catch anything.

Troy still held out, and the Greeks began to despair of even subduing it by force, and by advice of Ulysses resolved to resort to stratagem.

Mr. Button, however, was obdurate--he held out his hand.

He held out against the wind for three hours .

The Lord again dipped into the river. He held out a golden thimble studded with rubies.

She put the little dog on the seat and held out heR hand. Snoopy placed heR paw in it.

He held out his hand to stop the taxi but it didn't stop.

The valuable football player held out for more money before signing a new contract with his team.

Most of the remaining orcs were fleeing northward, though a few pockets of resistance held out against the Qeynosians.

Compere: The quantity that you feel so tall, the person enraged moss-grown now so much, do you feel to had been held out?

All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people, who walk in ways not good, pursuing their own imaginations.

He held out his hand, Luowen hold his hand, so he led her into the living room.

Of course, if I had known it was yours, I would have held out.

At no time has it been held out to me by any representative or associate of EmMax that EmMax is an investment company.

The admiral , a surprisingly small man , held out a small scrubbed hand .

He held out his hand to stop the bus.

He held out his hand, but the lady refused to take it.

He held out his hand to her.

Other states already offer same sex marriage but many couples held out for New York.

The miners were rescued after they had held out in the collapsed tunnel for more than one week.

The strikers held out for a raise of five cents an hour.

mr . crich went forward with his hand held out to her.

Was it wrong to take the comforts that were held out to her?

ONE of the prospects supporters of the Human Genome Project held out was personalised medicine.

But it also held out the hope of generous treatment of a Japan purged and reformed.

he held out the tiny glass , and i half - filled it from the water - bottle on the washstand.

Babi smiled and held out his hand. "Come on. "

Let me see. Fiona held out her hand for the doll.

Arafat said hello to Rabin and held out his hand.

Mr Yudhoyono has held out the prospect of a cabinet stocked with other capable honest men.

Carefully he held out his hand, palm down.

She held out her right hand and opened her palm--there was a beautiful pearl necklace.

So Joshua held out his javelin toward Ai.

She held out the piece of paper, her hand shaking slightly.

They also held out the possibility that Pyongyang's recent actions at Yongbyon are a negotiating ploy.

He held out his hand unflinchingly for the cane.

e. g. He had always believed that kids could sense it when you held out on them.

At the end of the day, if you made that library stop and the willpower held out, you accomplished some goals today.

He held out so he could hold his head up.

Sperling and Reich, who was present at this meeting, held out for more investments.

Hedo Turkoglu has been held out of preseason action and most of training camp due to fatigue.

At a meeting Wednesday evening, France held out against the other 27 NATO members over the alliance's role.

Smith held out his hand in welcome.

He held out his hand in friendship.

But he held out a conciliatory hand to the Afghan people.

Neither party of the talks held out much hope for a final peaceful settlement.

In a taped interview broadcast on April 25th, Mr Abhisit held out little hope of a compromise.

Mr. Obama held out a friendly hand to those watching his address from overseas.

Bill held out his hand to shake David's.

He held out his hand and stopped a taxi.

My Ryan held out his hand in welcome.

Then you laughed and held out your hand and said, "Dear little Judy, couldn't you guess that I was Daddy-Long-Legs? "

Microsoft upped its offer to US$33 but the Yahoo board held out for still more.

He held out his hand to shake Harry's, but Harry didn't take it.

The man held out a bag and showed it to the women. lt was empty.

held out the hope that all sides could now come together as the plan enters the implementation phase.

The brief message held out an offer that might launch the little chocolate company into orbit.

She held out the photos to Moore and suddenly saw that her hand was trembling.

The young tailor put his hand in his pocket and held out some to him: these, however, weren't nuts but pebbles.

Were it not for that, though, I may have held out much longer.

The battalions held out for three months under siege.

the meeting will be held out of doors unless it rains.

Holding that position, I held out my right hand for the tube and slipped it past the vocal cords into the trachea.

Rose held out the new album and showed it to her friend.

He held out a dress for the lady to try on .

Last August, Mr. Bernanke held out the possibility of haircutting creditors of failing financial firms, this time he didn't.

He simply kissed the hand which Marguerite rather nonchalantly held out to him and, after taking his leave of us, went out.

Father mother all is to held out by me , I know their heart disappointment is in fact not likely smaller than me but.

The clerk held out a dress for Martha to try on.

For the sake of his ancestors, Old Bi held out, all alone.

It has been held out for more than 5 years as a promising technique in theory, but this is the first time it has been put into practice.

And although the Blue Shoe's sole had worn thin she was brave and held out hope.

And that day, when she saw Gilbert by the river, she stopped him and held out her hand.

I held out some seed on my hand and a wild bird perched on my finger.

The man held out a bag and showed it to the women.

The town held out for four months under siege.

He was grinning broadly and held out an early edition of the city's afternoon newspaper.

Many residents had held out hope they might return once Fukushima Daiichi is stabilized, but prospects are grim.

Two groups of countries held out for longer.

Their turnaround also came after heavy lobbying by Arab and Western diplomats after they held out all weekend.

For the women in Ward 2, the visiting doctors held out the best hope of regaining a normal life.

I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty cents.

one windmill held out against the steam-driven flour mills and kept on turning its sails.

He also held out hope that Chinese demand for goods could play a role in any recovery of the global economy.

Few military planners in Washington, Paris, or London held out much hope Tripoli would respond.

Mr Lanni held out the prospect of bringing his Chinese and Middle Eastern partners together on future projects.

We held out our hands to Pamela, and by doing so, asked her if she would give us her baby.

Anoncologist held out a bone from a turkey leg and let it drop into some cranberry sauce. "Did you reattach it? "

Then she leapt backwards, back arched and fur on end, tail held out stiffly . Will knew cat-behavior.

He held out the garment for us to see.

Mr. Putin held out few prospects of rapid change in Russia's domestic politics.

With prophylactic the beans that treat a beans has been held out , be not OK commonly used? Still have other method?

Gates held out hope that if security gains hold, U. S. troop levels in Iraq can drop through next year.

Thank God, he held out to the hospital.

Suddenly she walked right over to me and, without one word, held out her cat.

Several said they'd held out for years to buy it because they worried there would be quality problems if they purchased gray-market iPhones.

They held out against the strong wind and big waves for two days and nights.

After returning to the US, Mallery searched for someone to operate on baby Rose. Most doctors held out little hope.

They looked up and smiled and held out their tiny arms.

eg: Luckily for me , Mother and Father held out against the lot of them.

A hidden camera then watched to see how long he held out.

It walked to the edge of the pool and held out the phone.

The doctors held out little hope for his recovery.

My nose is held out again grow again, very good-looking, exclusive inadequacy is nostril break up on some.

The refugees held out against the severe cold winter.

They held out the hand of friendship to me.

I held out my arms and asked him if he needed a hug.

She held out her hands to the heat, but just then the match went out and the vision faded.

They held out bravely against repeated enemy bombing.

Then she leapt backwards, back arched and fur on end, tail held out stiffly.

I gave him a sad smile and held out my hand, which was burning with fever.

They held out against the enemies bombing.

She leapt backwards, back arched and fur on end, tail held out stiffly.

I held out my hand and grasped a small, delicate and very female hand.

The picnic will be held out of doors.

My teacher held out her hand in welcome.

And they held out Hope that someone with a pure heart would come to save us in some way.

She held out her hand to take the rope.

She held out her hand in friendship.

He held out the keys and I took them.

She came forward eagerly to greet me; and held out one hand to take the expected letter.

Inland Steel agreed to recognize the union in July 1937, but other companies held out.

The people of Hechuan held out for 36 years on the Fishing Castle.

He held out the bread and I took it.

He hastily pocketed the two Rs. 100 notes the bald man discreetly held out.

The lady held out her hand to stop a car.

She held out her hand in welcome.

Above all, Kennedy held out such promise of hope.

Those were the promises they held out.

A joint venture cargo operation in China was held out as one of Cathay's greatest gains from the 2006 transaction.

Even before the data, policy-makers held out hope for the world economy.

The 3G signal held out between -101 and -111dBm for a few seconds, then fell to 0.

And the way her tail and feathers are held out obfuscates her body form.

Their strength held out and Lafaille reached the summit of Annapurna.

Mr. Yang held out hope. Water levels went down.

The lady held out her hand to him.

He held out little hope of passing the exam once.

The doctors held out no hope of recovery .

I held out my hand and the dog tried to lap my palm like Sanzi did.

Ziro held out an imperious hand to the second droid.

He held out, believing the future held bigger and better potential.

He personally held out against 14 human-wave attacks.

We held out breath in excitement.

And they held out a bag of gold.

Instead of moving away to get it, Melati looked Shewman in the eye and held out her hand.

She held out Her hand.

I pointed to the pen and held out my hand.

The town was surrounded but the people held out until help came.

One could n't desert the people after they held out so loyally and long .

She held out her hand; he kissed it with affectionate gallantry , though he hardly knew how to look, and they entered the house.

The Serb held out amid big money offers from several clubs in order to force his move to Turin.

I held out my hand and duked her.

I held out the arms, which were the goat hairs. My father was obviously confused.

But he held out, and it certainly paid off for him.

He held out a job offer to me.

For instance, with your arm held out, tense your biceps and triceps at the same time and hold for 5 to 10 seconds.

She held out two flowers, but I couldn't tell which was which.

Oh, so sweet. Is that why you held out?

That was the vision held out by President Barack Obama last year in Prague and it needs a new nuclear road map.

She held out until mid-March, when she accepted a job in Citibank's global consumer banking division.