Example sentences of "[verb] one hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Try and place one hand in a balanced enough position to take the strain of the whole rig , letting go with the other one . |
| 2 | Place one hand on your chest and the other just below the ribcage . |
| 3 | Before oiling your hands , very gently place one hand on the crown of the head and the other at the base of the spine . |
| 4 | Finish the sequence by ‘ holding ’ — hold the feet for about 30 seconds , then the knees , the hands and finally the head and abdomen : place one hand on your partner 's forehead , the other lightly on the abdomen . |
| 5 | With the back of the hands facing inwards , place one hand over the other . |
| 6 | The seat can be used in both forward and rear-facing positions and it only needs one hand to fold it down . |
| 7 | But the Levermore Quick-Grip only needs one hand to operate , leaving the other free to adjust . |
| 8 | Then , as his eyes fell to the way she was cradling one hand in the other , he added , frowning , ‘ You 're hurt . ’ |
| 9 | He moved one hand and tilted her face . |
| 10 | Meh'Lindi jerked one hand — in salute , or as a warning to stay away from her ? — then she surged ahead . |
| 11 | He has one hand over Andy 's face , clamped tight ; his head is turned away from me , red hair fallen down over one ear . |
| 12 | She drew one hand back through her hair , then smiled uncertainly . |
| 13 | He drew one hand to his lips and kissed it , but his fingers left her other hand to trace the wet that trickled over the blue smudges under her eyes . |
| 14 | With practice it is possible to speed up the procedure by keeping one hand on the carriage and using the other to manipulate the stitches with the transfer tool . |
| 15 | Instead , I crouched near my hissing flames , nursing my leg and keeping one hand close to a sturdy length of branch . |
| 16 | Keeping one hand under the fondant for support , smooth it over the top of the cake with your other hand , easing the icing into all the hollows and indentations . |
| 17 | Willi beamed , righted himself and the basket , keeping one hand lightly on the edge to balance it , and rubbed some pollen from the shoulder of his overcoat . |
| 18 | He opened the door to his hospital room , keeping one hand tightly clenched on the back of this thing they had given him to wear . |
| 19 | He pulled her down hard on top of him , clamping her against his relaxed body , pinioning her in place with the formidable strength of his golden-skinned legs , winding one hand through her dishevelled hair to control her even further . |
| 20 | ‘ I just know he is , ’ Mrs MacDonald repeated and then beat one hand ineffectually against the other . |
| 21 | As he spoke , he let one hand rest on the hilt of his sword as though to emphasize subtly the ever-present might of French arms . |
| 22 | Duncan was n't too concerned because he soon realized that there was little difference in the policeman 's driving whether he used one hand or two . |
| 23 | Macaques were picking up potatoes , taking them to the sea , and washing the sand off the potatoes ; they used one hand to dip the potato into the sea , and the other to brush the sand off . |
| 24 | If he uses one hand on the cup handle , he should always have the other hemiplegic hand correctly positioned in front of him . |
| 25 | She lifted one hand and pushed aside the fair , highlighted hair which skimmed her ears . |
| 26 | And before Jezrael started to react Zuleika lifted one hand to tear away her fountain of black shiny-rippled hair . |
| 27 | Rostov saw that Burun was watching him and , unable to put the emotion into words , he lifted one hand , indicated the meat on his plate , and shrugged helplessly . |
| 28 | He lifted one hand in salute , and the household copied him . |
| 29 | He lifted one hand and slid it around the slim column of her neck . |
| 30 | He lifted one hand to her mouth and gently freed her lower lip from between her teeth , soothing it with a stroking , caressing movement of his thumb . |