Example sentences of "hand [vb past] on the " in BNC.
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1 | Lady Roscarrock 's hand trembled on the arm of her chair . |
2 | I on the other hand went on the stage entirely by design and it was no accident that after twenty-odd years , I found myself thinking more and more of my childhood heroine . |
3 | His hand lay on the formica top and she longed to rest her own within it . |
4 | She was about to answer him when a hand appeared on the steward 's shoulder and drew him back sharply . |
5 | Her hand twitched on the rolled edge of the black silk scarf about her neck , clearly longed to rise and slap someone . |
6 | Lee 's hand relaxed on the pillow . |
7 | Now , being a shepherd , he was accustomed to doze at noontime , and so he fell asleep , and his hand relaxed on the rein . |
8 | Yet somehow one hand remained on the wheel and the other clasped the mainsail winch . |
9 | As his hand closed on the rubber border , the man appeared to steady , staring fixedly as if fascinated by the spectacle . |
10 | It was already poured , and just as his hand closed on the last glass with pale gold contents , he caught sight of Meryl near the window with Gladys . |
11 | Outlined in the dim light , she was such a menacingly poised silhouette that Jaq 's hand closed on the needle-gun under his pillow . |
12 | 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 . |