Example sentences of "up his [adj] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the third round Leonard was producing a replay of their last contest , taunting Duran by thrusting his head forward , safely out of range , and then winding up his right hand with the threat of a bolo punch . |
| 2 | He held up his right hand , stretching his fingers , and took Amelia 's face in his grip . |
| 3 | Yet Boswell and other Johnsonians report that , long before the pension , Johnson wondered aloud if holding up his right hand would have secured victory for the Stuarts at Culloden to Prince Charles 's army , he was not sure he would have held it up ; so little confidence had he in the right claimed by the house of Stuart , and so fearful was he of the consequences of another revolution on the throne of Great Britain' . |
| 4 | Goreng held up his right hand . |
| 5 | But Morse had taken over completely , and he held up his right hand with a confident , magisterial authority . |
| 6 | Morse held up his right hand , and spoke to her not ungently : |
| 7 | My friend Tom Paine — I got this wound , ’ he held up his afflicted hand , ‘ fighting by his side for the freedom of our American Brothers — he has written and fought for freedom in America , in France and here in his native land . |
| 8 | He held up his injured hand for her to see . |
| 9 | Dougal held up his gloved hand and ticked off the fingers . |
| 10 | And he put up his other hand to clasp her face , gazing ardently into her blue-black eyes , and his intention was suddenly plain . |
| 11 | She felt powerless as he brought up his other hand and let his fingers feather lightly down the side of her neck to her collar-bone . |
| 12 | ‘ Stay there , ’ he said , toying with his key chain , holding up his free hand to add weight to his instructions . |
| 13 | His reaction was to allow a harsh laugh to escape him , until she struck him hard on the jaw ; then his laughter changed in a flash and he grabbed hold of first one fist , then two , holding them easily in one hand while be brought up his free hand and cupped her chin in it . |
| 14 | On the return journey he told her all about himself and he held up his left hand for her scrutiny . |
| 15 | ‘ Because I 'm b aadd , ’ he clowns , but them holds up his shaking hand , spreads his fingers and says : ‘ It 's because of this . |