Example sentences of "hand [coord] [verb] her [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His good spirits thus restored , Rickie seized his sister 's hand and dragged her excitedly towards the boat . |
| 2 | Jay remembered the sun in the garden , the paddling pool , her mother meeting her after school , face lighting up with love and joy as her little girl pelted out of school like a tornado , seized her mother 's hand and dragged her home down the street , read to her , played with her , woke her with a kiss , read her a bedtime story . |
| 3 | He took her hand and led her out of the café . |
| 4 | Her eyes were only very slightly glazed as Fernando Serra tightened his grip on her hand and led her out of the Guadalquivir suite . |
| 5 | He caught her easily , holding both wrists in one hand and bringing her hard against him . |
| 6 | ‘ Sit down again , pray , ’ pleaded her hostess , reaching for her hand and pulling her back to the sofa . |
| 7 | He invited his wife to dance , led her by the hand and steered her courteously around the floor , his fingers spread at her waist as if he held a work of art in his arms . |
| 8 | Then he reached out , grasped Mandy 's outstretched hand and pulled her back to safe , solid ground . |
| 9 | Harry grabbed her hand and jerked her back into his arms . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | Lissa smiled wanly , and allowed Adam to reach for her hand and lead her out of the room . |
| 12 | I released her hand and grasped her firmly by the buttocks , small but ripe . |
| 13 | ‘ We 'd better go and see the doctor , ’ he said heavily , taking her hand and leading her back down the corridor . |