Example sentences of "[verb] in the hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not think you sleep in the hand of God you sleep in the mouthpiece of a telephone |
| 2 | Efficient recovery from complex equipment failure largely lies in the hand osf the servicing personnel available . |
| 3 | Fellow cadet Mark Mcmanaman , 14 , was also wounded in the hand . |
| 4 | It should be damp enough to hold together when squeezed in the hand , but not so wet that water still runs out through the fingers . |
| 5 | The golden rule on snow terrain is that the rope should be kept taut between all members of the party , with no loose coils carried in the hand . |
| 6 | Penelope saw it being carried in the hand , stiff and furry at one end like a kind of African fly switch . |
| 7 | Whereas if it got torn in the hand painted days then you 're talking a long length of time . |
| 8 | His brother was stabbed in the hand but managed to raise the alarm . |
| 9 | Whereupon Mr Gamage himself appeared and stated that he was fully prepared to be shot in the hand from close range , in the full view of the court , in order to defend his honour and his business interests . |
| 10 | But er there was a whole range of things like , Put in the hand and and erm they thought you were n't eating plenty or told to and supper . |
| 11 | The sad truth and emptiness of palmistry can be seen in the hand lines of many elderly , but still lively , people today . |
| 12 | A proper budding knife will be required — a penknife is no good at all — which is like a planting trowel in that both ends are used and the handle is not just for holding in the hand . |
| 13 | It is slim and fast and fits in the hand like it belongs there . |
| 14 | the tangent formed in the hand 's cup |
| 15 | These and other rhetorical questions are asked in a spirit of humility with no stones clutched , hidden in the hand . |
| 16 | Those seeking money as number one priority will be attracted to jobs where performance and reward are closely linked and performance is paid for in money , preferably cash in the hand . |
| 17 | It shines , on a silvered copper plate , which is solid to hold in the hand — but the image is evanescent , even when the plate is tilted to just the correct angle to the eye ( like looking at a hologram today ) and the street becomes magically present in all the exorbitant detail that the Daguerreotype possessed . |
| 18 | And Julian O'Neill , Widnes ' Australian utility back , is in doubt for their trip to Bradford with a septic finger after being hit in the hand by a dart . |
| 19 | And Put in the hand just literally put your hand in and get something to eat . |
| 20 | The picture began to tremble in the hand that held it . |
| 21 | The pizzas should be well done but remain pale and soft enough to fold in the hand to eat . |
| 22 | Would you like that one again , In the afternoon when the sun half close his eyes , ants can be found not working , dogs in their cool places , vandal wall slice through heat , hold and let go of light in rays , in the afternoon when smoke curls like the back of a cat , people lean and braid hair , someone dressed like Christ looked in and said it was good now we have the dug out how food is presented erm can say so much , at least it does to me and , so that , so that the beginning of this poem became from er the food , piece of food held in the hand of the mayor in this picture . |
| 23 | The whole of this fascinating legend can be read in The Hand of Glory by R Fairfax-Blakeborough , unfortunately now rather difficult to obtain . |
| 24 | The rein aids should be soft and allowing , the reins should be held in the hand with the fingers closed round the rein . |
| 25 | Said to be a very calming stone when held in the hand , it can also help to regularise the menstrual cycle if you suffer from erratic periods . |
| 26 | These can be mounted on a stand or held in the hand , and are available in both electret and dynamic types and with both ‘ omni ’ and ‘ uni ’ pick-up patterns . |
| 27 | When a book is opened , and either held in the hand or placed on a table , the front cover and hinge are immediately subjected to strain , especially if the volume is a thick and heavy one . |
| 28 | The Queen of Beauty appears in image ; she may be glimpsed in a portrait , a miniature held in the hand of a knight or warrior as he rides off to battle ; she may appear on film or television screen and be adored by millions . |
| 29 | They can be held in the hand . |
| 30 | The suggestion was discussed in Chapter 2 that the manner in which a pen is held in the hand during writing may be used as an index of speech lateralisation . |