Example sentences of "hand [v-ing] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't … ’ he began , then bit off the rest , his hand clenching on the fabric he still held . |
| 2 | Fräulein Silber was standing by the high jump , one hand resting on the bar . |
| 3 | He paused as he always did at the foot of the stairs , his left hand holding the lamp , his right hand resting on the banisters . |
| 4 | A couple went by on bicycles , less hindered than usual because the roads were n't busy , the woman riding with one hand resting on the man 's shoulder . |
| 5 | He did n't smile as the Shermans approached but waited with his left hand resting on the hilt of his ceremonial sword , his aloof expression suggesting that he estimated the dignity of his person to be at least equal to that of the fabled hero of France looking down from the wall behind him . |
| 6 | He pressed up close , his hand resting on the slope of her thigh . |
| 7 | Hector , who had been whining all the while , now crept back on to the bed and pushed his nose under the veined hand resting on the coverlet . |
| 8 | The flames seemed to burn brighter in her presence , illuminating her finely etched profile and the hand resting on the stone wall beside her . |
| 9 | I was stretched full-length upon the bodies , my battered hand resting on the rim of the tub . |
| 10 | He had ended his own life , but in the cold had remained crouched , his hand resting on the hilt of the blade which he had pushed into his heart . |
| 11 | By selecting different icons , the user can load panels of graphics from the disk , reduce or enlarge the graphics , use icons such as the " Black frame icon " which draws a box round the graphic to highlight it , and use a variety of " pens " for free hand drawing on the screen . |
| 12 | Relentlessly , his dark eyes flaring with sexual menace , he pulled her against him , his hand pressing on the naked cushions of her soft white breasts . |
| 13 | The hand lying on the white counterpane still clutched the telephone token but neither of them mentioned it . |
| 14 | She reached for her bag , her hand closing on the bunch of keys , as Jacques brought the car to a halt . |
| 15 | Craftsman Mark Mayson demonstrated the art of hand throwing on the potter 's wheel . |
| 16 | Mr Popple peered over the side of the toilet , his right hand leaning on the toilet-seat . |