Example sentences of "[pos pn] hand for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | D. A. I was on a school-crossing duty for disabled children and I held up my hand for a motor cyclist to stop and he rode right past me . |
| 2 | I told her I 'd been dreaming and she sat on the bed and held my hand for a bit . |
| 3 | He squeezed her hand for a moment and then let it go . |
| 4 | She let Maxim hold her hand for a moment , then swept regally past and merged herself carefully with one of the big chairs . |
| 5 | She stared down at the disgusting mass as it came away in her hand for a moment and then she marched after him with pursed lips and a determined gleam in her eyes . |
| 6 | He reached his hand for a bell , but Catherine 's voice checked him . |
| 7 | He stuck out his hand for a handshake . |
| 8 | The appropriate strategy is perhaps to wait to determine whether the Japanese businessman is prepared to offer his hand for a handshake or whether he is going to bow . |
| 9 | They may not bite as such but simply close their jaws around your hand for a few moments . |
| 10 | She scans our hand for a while and then adopts a worried look . |