Example sentences of "his [adj] hand " in BNC.

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1 He looked down at Edmund Mortimer , motionless at his feet , his mailed hands relaxed and empty in the turf .
2 He raised his trembling hand to his forehead and felt the dampness of sweat against his skin .
3 He froze with fear and the lamp fell from his trembling hand .
4 What did you do it for , you — ? he said , bunching his right hand into a fist and pressing it in agony into his left palm .
5 Cameron raised his right hand , clenched his fist , and spoke in a relaxed voice .
6 He stretched out his right hand .
7 IN THE FADING sepia postcards on sale in the antiquarian shop in Makhoul Street , General Henri Gouraud appears as a stiff little figure in a dark kepi , his right hand held out to a British officer .
8 WASHINGTON ( Reuter ) — President Bush will undergo minor surgery today to remove a small growth from the middle finger of his right hand .
9 Cardiff 's goalkeeper Wood has broken two bones in his right hand , so Ward , who began the season with Droylsden , deputises at Huddersfield …
10 He stopped what he was doing and , placing the bucket on the ground , he turned to face me , holding out his right hand .
11 His right hand caressed the gear stick while his left hand constantly fiddled with the knobs on the radio cassette , ensuring that the coach was flooded with , continuous stream of heavy metal .
12 He makes no secret of it ; at His right hand are ‘ pleasures for evermore ’ .
13 The undertaker , a fat man with a bunch of keys hanging from the index finger of his right hand , stood whispering to his father and Michael .
14 Mason needed an X-ray on his right hand and repairs around both eyes after being taken the full distance by Wills on Wednesday night , but his heart and ambition remain undamaged .
15 Mason needed an X-ray on his right hand and repairs around both eyes after being taken the full distance by Wills on Wednesday night , but his heart and ambition remain undamaged .
16 By the third round Leonard was producing a replay of their last contest , taunting Duran by thrusting his head forward , safely out of range , and then winding up his right hand with the threat of a bolo punch .
17 He followed her gaze and the barman lifted his right hand in a drink-pouring gesture , nodding at the same time towards the clock which showed five minutes to eleven .
18 Umpire Barker made no response to the appeal , whereupon Richards — who at slip was in precisely the wrong place to see what had happened — danced down the pitch waving his right hand frantically , giving every appearance that he was about to remonstrate forcefully with the umpire ; whereupon Mr Barker raised his finger and Bailey was on his way .
19 Her husband appeared to have something wrong with him — he was shaking as if shell-shocked and propped himself up with a walking stick in his right hand .
20 ‘ Hello , darling , ’ he called waving with his right hand while trying to keep the dogs at bay with his left .
21 He rolled on to his side and rubbed the leg vigorously with his right hand .
22 He knew he 'd get his own way , although he was careful to use only his right hand .
23 He was missing two fingers from his right hand .
24 With that dulled little blade in his right hand , he began drawing it slowly across the inside of his left wrist .
25 Simon , his right hand grasping Gazzer 's hair , and his left the back of Gazzer 's anorak , bent Gazzer 's head still further forward .
26 There were bruises on his neck and a bloodstained rag round his right hand .
27 Gazzer , a strange , urgent little figure , hurrying among them with a bloodstained rag round his right hand , dressed in filthy black trousers and a black anorak , made one or two people shield their eyes against the sun and , with lazy curiosity , prop themselves up on one elbow to follow his progress through the gardens .
28 Placing the egg in the palm of his right hand , Vic let it roll up his forearm and then jerked his elbow so that it was propelled into the air .
29 Tired , drawn and bruised that he was , even the hard-earned pint by his right hand was scarcely touched .
30 He learned he had the Aids virus when his right hand suddenly went dead .
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