Example sentences of "hand and [verb] [pron] into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She picked the onions up between cupped hands and dropped them into the frying pan on the cooker . |
| 2 | He got the ends of the belt around his hands and wound them into a good , tight grip . |
| 3 | Using the trowel she chipped at the ground outside the door , prising cold earth from among the prickly stems and broken bricks , gathering it with her hands and putting it into the bucket . |
| 4 | He rattled them between cupped hands and threw them into the dust . |
| 5 | He stayed beside the car as she crossed the narrow pavement , but the shadowed gaze followed her as she shakily climbed the steps to the door of the house , slid her key into the lock with a trembling hand and let herself into the hallway . |
| 6 | He took the sword out of Alexei 's hand and jabbed it into the planks at the bottom of the punt , then draped Alexei 's coat over it . |
| 7 | ‘ It was to guard the plumbing , ’ said the foreman , crushing the Coke tin with his hand and throwing it into a corner . |
| 8 | He pulled a scrap of meat from the cutlet in his hand and tossed it into the air . |
| 9 | I stood up , took Flavia 's hand and led her into a little room . |
| 10 | I took her hand and led her into the centre of the dancers , as the light failed over Wimbledon . |
| 11 | He took her hand and led her into the atrium , where she turned and went into his arms . |
| 12 | She took his hand and led him into the sitting room . |
| 13 | The tiny woman took Tuppe by the hand and led him into the darkness at the rear of the shop . |
| 14 | She scooped up the bits of spilt polystyrene in her hand and dropped them into the waste-paper basket . |
| 15 | There are even some ( not you , of course ! ) who have been known to lick the first finger of the right hand and dip it into the bottom of the packet , so that those tiny remaining crumbs of crisp can be finished off . |
| 16 | It fastened on Mala like a grasping hand and snatched her into the air . |
| 17 | Is he merely to proffer his hand and lead her into a stately minuet ? |