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Example sentences of "[pron] hands [verb] [adv] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	That 's great because at home , when I go to Sainsbury , I find my hands reach out for the same products every week .
2	My hands close around his neck .
3	My hands got very cold too , but my mother helped me every morning by baking two potatoes in their skins for me to keep in my pockets ; they retained their heat for quite a long time .
4	The sea-mail letter arrived this afternoon , and my hands shook so much when I retired to my tent that I could hardly open it …
5	I kept my hands clasped tightly to avoid the habitual gesture of hiding myself from sight .
6	I frantically started to use my hands to bale out the water in an attempt to avoid the seemingly inevitable embarrassing swim in to the beach and the awaiting crowd of families and friends .
7	My hands dart indignantly about my desk as if they were offended mice , opening files , annotating minutes , picking up the receiver .
8	I continue along the dark pavement with my hands thrust deep inside my pockets .
9	However good its intentions , a revenue-starved government is one with its hands tied firmly behind its back , able only to gaze into the whirlpool of poverty in which most of its country 's people flounder .
10	Their hands fell apart .
11	Their hands touched more often than seemed necessary .
12	They stood facing each other , their hands hanging down , separated by a space of several feet .
13	They scrambled from the police car and headed down a narrow alleyway , their hands resting lightly on their sheathed batons .
14	With an eye on the trend for people with time on their hands to take up neglected crafts such as paint finishing and upholstery , Parissien notes , ‘ There are lots of courses on 101 things to do with furnishing fabrics , but there 's less for the layperson about structure , about actually saving your house . ’
15	Yes , it occurs to me to ask is Islam less strict in Kuwait than it is in Saudi Arabia , where , I gather , women are not allowed to drive cars , thieves will have their hands cut off and things like that .
16	Their hands brushed again in the darkness .
17	At first you 'd think they were just looking but really they were turning things over and over in their hands to see how they were made and checking out the cut so they could rip them off .
18	The seated statues stared unblinking into the sun , their hands laid rather primly on their knees .
19	The four men were forced to kneel at the edge of it with their hands bound tightly behind them .
20	Both Prince and policeman , their hands clasped confidently behind their backs , move as if they own the world .
21	The main picture shows them sitting bolt upright with their hands clenched together in their laps .
22	She opened her lips under the caress of his , found her hands reaching up to Braille the rock sculpture of his cheekbones .
23	She opened her eyes , kept her gaze fixed on Ward 's face and allowed her hands to glide over her smooth skin back down towards her pubic mound .
24	Angrily , she thrust herself away from the bedpost and her hands began again their energetic dance on the brightening wood .
25	Her mouth dropped open slightly , her breathing deep as she allowed her hands to slide up her body , cupping both breasts , rubbing both nipples with her thumbs .
26	Her hands came up to press against her cheeks and she closed her eyes .
27	He seized her shoulders , but her hands came up to hold his wrists and prevent him from pulling her close .
28	Her hands came up and clamped on to his wrists .
29	‘ I reached out and touched her hand and she fell into my arms sobbing , her hands gliding pretty well all over my body ’
30	It seemed inconceivable that a man as fantastic as Damian Flint could find her attractive , and as she realised that that was what she truly thought of him she felt her hands move caressingly on his strong throat and her eyes move down unsteadily to study his mouth .