Example sentences of "[verb] his [adj] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frank grasped his proffered hand and said nothing . |
| 2 | And the traditional form of greeting you 've just seen " — he paused and grasped his left hand loosely in his right fist in imitation of the Annamese — " is employed to denote respect from an inferior to a superior . " |
| 3 | When Schellenberg , vent into the small medical room , Eggar was sitting at the desk while the Legation 's doctor taped his right hand . |
| 4 | The way he proffers his open hand before this difficult feat of balance draws attention to the vital part to be played by all heroes in classical ballet . |
| 5 | The pain seemed to take a back seat momentarily , then he moved his right hand and it came thundering back into his mind . |
| 6 | YARM-based double British champion Gary Havelock broke a bone and severely bruised his right hand in a high-speed track crash in Poland and is out of tonight 's Gold Cup clash between Bradford and Oxford . |
| 7 | The Mason waded up and down among the crowds allowing the womenfolk to feel his arm and kiss his dirty hand as though it were a holy relic . |
| 8 | He cradled his hurt hand . |
| 9 | Marcus , who had been leaning forward , relaxed his pose and began to massage his left hand with his right . |
| 10 | His body was completely buried under a dirty rug , part of which Hurley held with one hand , ostensibly to cover his knees from the wintry air , but more particularly to hide his other hand in which was a gun pointed straight at his prisoner 's head . |
| 11 | He let his left hand dangle , inspecting it as if it were an alien object . |
| 12 | He let his left hand rest gently on her waist a moment , then rucked up her skirt . |
| 13 | Li Shai Tung let his left hand rest on Shepherd 's upper arm a moment , then nodded . |
| 14 | Quinn used his right hand to remove his hood . |
| 15 | He grabbed Alexei 's wrist , then used his other hand to unclamp the fingers . |
| 16 | When he saw the ball trickling back towards his stumps , he used his left hand to sweep the ball away . |
| 17 | Clasping a pencil impotently between his fingers he clenched his free hand into a fist and dug his knuckles into the table so that he would n't cry . |
| 18 | Disengaging his bleeding hand , Angel One wiped it on the quivering hide of his latest victim . |
| 19 | ‘ Oh well , ’ said Marcus , capturing his left hand again , ‘ I suppose it 's about what makes human consciousness possible , or rather it 's about what human consciousness is , which is to say what , and how , the world is , how anything is . |
| 20 | Brenner banged his right hand on the head of his stick as if to knock some feeling back into it . |
| 21 | The head flaps his right hand . |
| 22 | As he swivelled up he planted his most unabashed and flattering look on her , smiled slightly to animate the dimple in the scar , let his right hand trail towards his heart and , with a minute motion of his head ( his hat , of course , having been flourished off ) shook his long thick hair rather , he imagined , like a mane , breathing perceptibly heavily at the time so that with any sensitivity in her at all she would be in no doubt that her beauty had scored a palpable hit . |
| 23 | Inserting his left hand , Grant took a firm grip and heaved upwards . |
| 24 | Without warning his right hand swiped in retaliation at her mouth , splitting her lip . |
| 25 | ‘ Five ! ’ he carolled , and slammed his little hand down on Vitor 's big one . |
| 26 | He had made his right hand into a fist and was jabbing it up at the sky , feinting in the direction of the falling missile . |
| 27 | She ignored his guiding hand on her elbow and side-steped it as if not sure which way to go . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Then he lifted his right hand with the index finger extended . |
| 30 | I , on the other hand — ’ Rostov lifted his free hand in a dismissive gesture , and then let it fall again . |