Example sentences of "put [art] hand [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I put a hand up to feel my head . |
| 2 | The guy in front of me — the hedgehog pullover flasher — put a hand up . |
| 3 | I put a hand out to him but he flinches again . |
| 4 | I put a hand out to the stones of the air-shaft chimney , to steady myself . |
| 5 | And probably , mother said about the linen and a suitcase not to , not to put a hand up . |
| 6 | It was essential to be able to put a hand out for something in the dark without knocking over a jug of water , or sending a pee-bottle flying . |
| 7 | It left her so weak that she had to put a hand out to the table before she could sit down . |
| 8 | Sadie leant on the counter and looked furtively right and left before putting a hand up to her mouth and whispering , ‘ I fink 'e 's up ter no good . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I guess so , ’ said Luke , putting a hand down to stroke her aching , knotted belly , ‘ and some Buscopan too if you need it . |
| 10 | Putting a hand out for the clock , she found it was only a quarter to eight . |
| 11 | When the former blacksmith from Barnsley ‘ walked into the United dressing-room , he would put a hand on to a shelf in search of a package before he took his coat off . |
| 12 | She put a hand up to touch his lips and gently with the other eased herself up from the sofa . |
| 13 | Louis put a hand up to the boom to steady himself and crossed the cockpit to where Gomez lay on the cockpit sole like a beached grouper . |
| 14 | Annie laughed once more as Billy put a hand up to his lips in mock horror and then her face suddenly flushed as she realised he was appraising her . |
| 15 | Because the way the English drive , on the wrong side , with the brim — ’ and to illustrate her point , Madame put a hand up to her right eye , ‘ with the brim comme ça they can not see the oncoming traffic ! ’ |
| 16 | Then , remembering that she had left her boa in the car , with a totally unhurried gesture , she put a hand up to hold it together at her throat . |
| 17 | She put a hand up to her face . |
| 18 | She leaned over the lacy cot and put a hand out to smooth the tangled curls . |
| 19 | She stumbled on the steady stone of the platform , and put a hand out to stop herself slamming into the curved wall . |
| 20 | He was intrigued , and sat still until she approached again and then , very gently , he put a hand out towards her . |
| 21 | Anna put a hand out to him . |
| 22 | She put a hand out and briefly touched my arm . |
| 23 | Zen put a hand out against the wall to steady himself . |
| 24 | He put a hand out , touching her knee , tenderly . |
| 25 | He put a hand down to his groin , and began to mouth into the pillow all the obscenities he knew , repeating them in a kind of chant . |