Example sentences of "[pron] hand [conj] [verb] in the " in BNC.

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1 On her way back she stopped to wash her hands and face in the cold water .
2 But it is morning , thought Fenella , washing her hands and face in the water from the brass ewers , liking the thick , fluffy towels left for them .
3 Corbett nodded , rose and moved away ; he emptied his bladder and went to a nearby stream to bathe his hands and face in the cold clear water .
4 Corbett bathed his hands and face in the bowl of water standing on the lavarium .
5 As they crossed a stream the precious manuscript slipped from his hand and disappeared in the water .
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