Example sentences of "[conj] his [adj] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | where his right hand , he 's a very confident music reader and plays but his left hand he 's merely sort of hangs there like a claw and plays the odd chord |
| 2 | 2 The student , duly corrected , now punches to the sternum , aware that his rear hand must act as a guard against a counter-attack . |
| 3 | He was speaking very casually , but I saw that his right hand , like mine , was shaking . |
| 4 | Now realising that his gloved hand was touching a wall , he snatched it quickly away in alarm . |
| 5 | it took a moment , while fought the fire in his stomach and throat to realize that his left hand was completely numb . |
| 6 | Like a miniature adult , his head bows slightly and his small hand comes up for a firm adult shake . |
| 7 | We had official visits from Hector Charlesworth as head of the C.R.B.C. and his right hand programme and administration official , Ernie Bushnell . |
| 8 | In the small mezzanine ‘ A ’ -Control Room stood the producer , his eye on the second-hand of the wall-clock and his right hand raised to signal the start to the conductor who watched him from the studio . |
| 9 | Indeed , the epitome of an English gentleman was one who stood on the deck while his ship sunk beneath him , his upper lip stiff , his cap straight and his right hand at the salute . |
| 10 | and to appear in court , he found himself caught up in a drama in which he had been cast as The Defendant , facing the man he had known as Rich whom everyone called The Plaintiff , and being called to order by someone he had never heard of before called The Registrar and his right hand man The Clerk of the Court — and all in the unfamiliar setting ( set ) of a courtroom . |
| 11 | She started to get up but he said , ‘ Do n't go , do n't go , ’ and hurried out of the bar , running with his body crouched and his right hand holding the newspaper low down , like a soldier carrying a slung rifle running in to the attack . |
| 12 | Therefore the said Justice Depute by the mouth of Duncan McIlvory Dempster of Court adjudged and ordained the above named to be taken upon the twelfth day of this instant month of June being Monday next to the ordinary place of execution and then and there be hanged upon a Gibbet till he die the death and his right hand to cut off and to be affixed to the most conspicuous place of the tollbooth of Killvorow in Ila there to continue till it rot or wear away , and ordained his moveables to be confiscated . |
| 13 | He had a black trench coat on and his right hand was deep inside the right pocket . |
| 14 | There was no red carpet for the new Lords of the Manor … but then again Denis Smith and his right hand man Malcolm Crosby are not ones for airs and graces … |
| 15 | 2 The defender crosses his hands , placing his right hand underneath the attacker 's right arm and his left hand on top of the defender 's left arm . |
| 16 | He 's been advised to protect the finger and his left hand and will miss the Sunday League game against Essex at Old Trafford . |
| 17 | O stared , he did n't know for how long , at him and his outstretched hand , wondering whether to gasp it , fill it with change , or knock it away ; and then he looked up , because he heard his train coming and also because he felt the hot wind on his face . |
| 18 | Andy breathed hard and his free hand went to my head , stroking my hair . |
| 19 | The pose had thrust his hips sideways as he leant at a slight angle and his free hand was at the level of his pelvis , thumb hooked into the waistband of his jeans , fingers doubled into a loose fist at the top of his hard , powerful thigh . |
| 20 | Then one arm was clamping her to him , and his free hand was forcing up her chin . |
| 21 | He had the skull half hidden in his lap and his little hand stroked the smooth bone , gently and rhythmically . |
| 22 | The skin was discoloured and quite swollen , but the burning sensation had eased and his whole hand no longer throbbed with the same intense pain . |
| 23 | Richard Harden , who batted particularly well until his fractured hand , is the vice-captain and must be a strong contender . |
| 24 | If his right hand still moves , it is a farewell |
| 25 | He once told me that if his right hand knew what his left was doing , he would cut it off . ’ |
| 26 | Right to reproduce the wax model remains with the sculptor , but his hired hand can reproduce the bronze . |
| 27 | His begging hand was still outstretched but his other hand now fell from his face so that O could see his gasping mouth labouring with the hard , near-fainting breath of extreme grief . |
| 28 | Mike shrugged easily , but his right hand crept around to the rear pocket of his overall , where he kept the big Stilson spanner . |
| 29 | His eyes never left Lamarr Dean , but his right hand closed on the Spencer and it was down at his side as he walked over the few steps to the bar . |
| 30 | If he had had the strength he would have broken the flute , but his left hand was too weak to apply the necessary force . |