Example sentences of "with [num] hand [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It is amazing how often one sees a smoker tugging at his or her steering wheel with one hand while the other seeks to introduce the lighted item to those waiting lips .
2 She held it with one hand while the other went to her throat , as Nellie 's face appeared at the door .
3 He remained by the table , holding the edge of it with one hand because the table was shaking .
4 Finally , clutching Joie Gould with one hand and a bottle of Scotch in the other , he was sent off by train to a London clinic .
5 Breeze wondered why his righteous indignation did not prompt him to offer his seat to one of the women who had just got in , clutching a shopping-basket with one hand and a baby with the other .
6 ‘ Same to you , Taff , ’ I replied , picking up my mug with one hand and the bottle with the other .
7 I noticed Gino reaching for the volume control on the amplifier with one hand and the restaurant light-switch with the other .
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