Example sentences of "hand [conj] [verb] [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made a gesture with a graceful hand that shut me up as if it had turned a tap . |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't bite the hand that pulls you out of the shit . ’ |
| 3 | He raised his hard little hand and brought it down on Jack 's resoundingly . |
| 4 | She still had the torch in her hand and brought it down on her assailant with all her strength . |
| 5 | Suddenly exasperated , Buddie raised his free hand and brought it down in a resounding slap on the boy 's buttocks . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , O. K. ’ He lifted his leg off the floor with one hand and put it back on the bed . |
| 7 | Perhaps he thought that if he made a success of the concert party , word would get around amongst show business that here was someone to keep an eye on , and his big chance might come ; that someone important in the music world might come up to him with a contract in his hand and sign him up for the next ten years as a successor to Sir Malcolm Sargeant . |
| 8 | He took her hand and led her out of the café . |
| 9 | Her eyes were only very slightly glazed as Fernando Serra tightened his grip on her hand and led her out of the Guadalquivir suite . |
| 10 | She took hold of his hand and led him over to the small bed . |
| 11 | Senga took her brother 's hand and led him out into the hall . |
| 12 | Stand in the middle of the border , tip the seeds on to the palm of your hand and throw them up in the air as high as you possibly can . |
| 13 | ‘ And I 'm quite sure that you are exactly my style ! ’ he added smoothly , removing the champagne glass from her trembling hand and setting it down on a nearby table . |
| 14 | And when she did , he stopped the stab of her free hand and twisted it up behind her shoulders . |
| 15 | ‘ Sit down again , pray , ’ pleaded her hostess , reaching for her hand and pulling her back to the sofa . |
| 16 | She ate it in her hand and washed it down with several glasses of Tizer . |
| 17 | Then he reached out , grasped Mandy 's outstretched hand and pulled her back to safe , solid ground . |
| 18 | Seeing that Owen was having difficulties in getting used to the idea , she took him by the hand and pulled him down beside her on the divan . |
| 19 | In the darkness , under cover of which they had been kissing cuddling so much ( with his hand inside her blouse ) that she had not the first idea what the film was about , he took her hand and guided it down to his lap . |
| 20 | Harry grabbed her hand and jerked her back into his arms . |
| 21 | It is seven years since , at Zurich , I appealed to France to take Germany by the hand and lead her back into the European family . ’ |
| 22 | Lissa smiled wanly , and allowed Adam to reach for her hand and lead her out of the room . |
| 23 | Take your audience by the hand and lead them along with you . |
| 24 | Before waiting for an answer she takes me by the hand and leads me on to the dance floor . |
| 25 | ‘ We 'd better go and see the doctor , ’ he said heavily , taking her hand and leading her back down the corridor . |