Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pron] hands [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was only the hint of a similar tension in his husky tones as he laid his hands on the ledge of the pulpit . |
| 2 | He laid his hands on the chair arms . |
| 3 | He inserted his hands into the mud , and scrabbled . |
| 4 | As he talked , he clapped his hands in the loose way typical among hijras . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't know how he got his hands on the cards , ’ said Mr McKenzie outside court . |
| 6 | Outside the court , Mr McKenzie said : ‘ I do n't know how he got his hands on the cards . ’ |
| 7 | Athelstan swore that if he got his hands on the fellow , Cranston would have another murder to investigate . |
| 8 | He wiped his hands on a towel he had brought with him . |
| 9 | He wiped his hands on the wet grass beside the grave and ordered the reluctant soldier back to secure the lid of the coffin and cover it with soil . |
| 10 | He stroked his hands over the dark fabric and shifted his shoulders against the silky lining . |
| 11 | He lifted his hands into the air in a gesture of surrender . |
| 12 | He lifted his hands in a helpless gesture , then , letting them drop , he picked up the next chart . |
| 13 | He lifted his hands in a Gallic shrug . |
| 14 | He dug his hands into the pockets of his jacket and , because sailors are the most superstitious of men , he crossed his fingers . |
| 15 | Shaggy moustache and flamboyant bow-tie quivering in unison , he threw his hands in the air and cried , ‘ Il faut dire , ‘ Honte au gouvernement Britannique ! |
| 16 | He clasped his hands as the tears pushed at the back of his eyes . |
| 17 | He moulded his hands along the long , slender curve of her back , and the towel came untucked and slipped to the floor . |
| 18 | It 's jist that … ’ he pressed his hands round the mug as if he would crack it , ’ … weel , that 's jist hoo it is . ’ |
| 19 | He flexed his hands under the cloth , and shouted irritably at Rosa , ‘ You 'll never make a city woman , thank God , ’ and then , seeing her face fall , wondered at it . |
| 20 | He flexed his hands like a conjuror and dived into a lower drawer in his desk . |
| 21 | As he thrust his hands into the fire and pulled out a burning branch which he waved around without the slightest sign of discomfort , the goat-headed figure thrust his arms out for silence . |
| 22 | He raised his hands to the sky . |
| 23 | An inch of ash spilt from his cigarette as he raised his hands in a threat to hit me . |
| 24 | He raised his hands in the boxer 's victory salute to acknowledge the roar of applause from the cheerleaders that began as soon as the eulogy to announce him had ended . |
| 25 | He raised his hands in the air in mock surrender , backing away , grey eyes suddenly dancing with genuine enjoyment . |
| 26 | He raised his hands in an attitude of unconvincing surrender . |
| 27 | Then he folded his hands on the tabletop , and waited . |
| 28 | Er , once the , the man was down on the floor er he placed his hands into the small of his back . |
| 29 | He waved his hands over the mist-producing crucible , as if he were a Christmas-party conjuror . |
| 30 | He waved his hands around a lot . |