Example sentences of "[pron] hand and a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could not get hold of me and stifle me ; for it would employ only my hands and a certain section of my knowledge ; the rest of me would be free : after office hours my escape would be absolute ; and then the holidays would enable me , according to my powers and my wishes , to live another life as different as that of Jekyll from that of Hyde . |
| 2 | ’ N'Grabbit depressed a button on the unit she held in her hand and a new graphic merged with the first ‘ … you can see that he has been somewhat over-confident in his predictions . |
| 3 | Celia had a pen in her hand and a blank sheet of paper in front of her . |
| 4 | Beth was standing in the kitchen doorway , the dishcloth in her hands and a serious expression on her face . |
| 5 | The wall moved under his hands and a small door opened . |
| 6 | His injuries were far more serious than he had imagined ; he had incurred third-degree burns on his hands and a serious infection had spread into his bloodstream . |