Example sentences of "hand [coord] [vb base] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Crawford scooped up the suds in his hands and put them back in the machine — through the open door . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , O. K. ’ He lifted his leg off the floor with one hand and put it back on the bed . |
| 3 | Perhaps he thought that if he made a success of the concert party , word would get around amongst show business that here was someone to keep an eye on , and his big chance might come ; that someone important in the music world might come up to him with a contract in his hand and sign him up for the next ten years as a successor to Sir Malcolm Sargeant . |
| 4 | Stand in the middle of the border , tip the seeds on to the palm of your hand and throw them up in the air as high as you possibly can . |
| 5 | It is seven years since , at Zurich , I appealed to France to take Germany by the hand and lead her back into the European family . ’ |
| 6 | Lissa smiled wanly , and allowed Adam to reach for her hand and lead her out of the room . |
| 7 | Take your audience by the hand and lead them along with you . |
| 8 | But the brother of chat-show host Jonathan Ross lived up to his crime-busting image and immediately pulled over to lend a hand and give himself up to police . |