Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two are betting that with WinPad , they can exploit their dominant positions in the personal computer market to defeat the majors that have already tipped their hands , including AT&T Co and Apple Computer Inc . |
| 2 | Walter Smith 's sister Dawn said she visited her brother in hospital before he died and he had squeezed her hand when she asked : ‘ Was it Mo ? ’ |
| 3 | She did notice that the nice little woman had gently squeezed her hand when Dr Neil was being at his most dictatorial over men 's right to beat their wives . |
| 4 | Then the lady told her brother that the little tailor had rescued her from her sleep and had killed the black artist and had won her hand in marriage . |
| 5 | She had gathered her robes around her , sunk to the ground and then had lifted her hand to her face ( so painfully it looked as though her wrist was broken ) with exactly the same gesture with which this man now covered his eyes . |
| 6 | Now another life was about to begin , one in which she was no more than a surname and number , a woman who had lifted her hand in salute and sworn allegiance to King and country . |
| 7 | Erm I just wonder whether it might not have been better to move round a little bit to the left so we could have seen the lady 's hand and sa as well er er and as well as her face , you know , we 've got ta get we can see what she 's doing , know what she 's doing but it 'd been nice if you could have included her hands . |
| 8 | This time we 've er included her hand and because she 's got nail varnish on er , you 've got the sort of highlights coming from the nails which tend to accen accentuate her fingers . |
| 9 | Roman had dropped his hand from her throat , and his voice held a slightly ragged note of humour . |
| 10 | He had dropped his hands down from her shoulders and slipped them into his trouser-pockets . |
| 11 | It was opened almost before Howarth had lifted his hand to ring . |
| 12 | She had lifted his hand and kissed it . |
| 13 | His steps grew brisker and he punched and thumped at shop doors , crashed padlocks against their cold chains and hanged his hands on the windows . |
| 14 | Before 9.15 , phrases that will have been used include : ‘ a lethal dose of my love rod ’ ; ‘ young girls ’ love juices ’ ; ‘ a good fist-fucking ’ ; ‘ all your fudge-packing ’ ; ‘ the mark of a man across your bun ’ ; ‘ most people have carried your hand baggage ’ ; ‘ he 's recovering from a rogering in the toilet ’ and ‘ he 's pouring a hand shandy in the car park ’ . |
| 15 | She had always hated her hands . |
| 16 | Mainly middle-aged women with their daughters , they all wore hats and gloves ; everyone seemed to know everyone else and the chattering and laughter only subsided into an expectant hush after the chief vendeuse had discreetly clapped her hands twice . |
| 17 | Unconscious of the hour , driven by a nervous certainty , Louisa crossed to her desk , smoothed her hand across a fresh sheet of paper , and took up her pen . |
| 18 | Without being aware of her movements , she had withdrawn her hands , as if to distance herself from him . |
| 19 | She hesitated , then placed her hand on his arm to detain him and reached up on tiptoe to kiss his papier-mâché cheek . |
| 20 | The charged alleged that the girl placed her hand over the baby 's mouth , compressed her nose to the danger of her life , and attempted to murder her . |
| 21 | In other incidents she might simply have placed her hand over the child 's mouth or nose , or interfered with its oxygen supply with ‘ dramatic consequence ’ . |
| 22 | The Government have consistently wrung their hands and said that in the past the services were awful . |
| 23 | He had smiled at her , and shaken her hand . |
| 24 | When the interview ended , and Jean-Claude Meursault had risen , shaken her hand gravely , and then quickly joined the group around the camera at the end of the track to Miranda 's right , she began sketching in her small pad and taking the occasional photograph when the noise levels permitted . |
| 25 | He 'd shaken her hand . |
| 26 | The old form of the testimonium was usually as follows : IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused their common seals ( for corporations ) to be hereunto affixed the day and year first before written or IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have hereunto placed their hands and seals ( for individuals ) the day and year first before written Section 1 of the Law of Property ( Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 1989 coupled with s 36A of the Companies Act 1985 have introduced changes to the execution of deeds by providing that a document shall not be a deed unless it is clear on its face that it is intended to be a deed . |
| 27 | I have turned my hand to trying a bit of writing and I keep meaning to take it up again . |
| 28 | have made my hands into hooks |
| 29 | That has made my hands dexterous , and I 've never lost the ability . |
| 30 | Since that day many Designers , both amateur and professional , have turned their hands to making or modifying Daleks . |