Example sentences of "[pron] put [adv prt] a hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unconsciously she put up a hand to that fatal head of hair , and her fingers , coming into contact with the enveloping white cap , brought her a sobering thought . |
| 2 | She put up a hand and tried to push him aside . |
| 3 | She put up a hand as if to ward him off , summoning every ounce from her reserves to say lightly , ‘ Of course we 'll talk . |
| 4 | She put out a hand and touched the prostrate woman — and drew it away in distress . |
| 5 | She put out a hand and touched Millie 's cheek now , saying softly , ‘ I ramble on , child . |
| 6 | She put out a hand and touched the nearest arm , and the driver turned round quickly . |
| 7 | She put out a hand and felt him wince as she found his injured eye . |
| 8 | She put out a hand to him . |
| 9 | She put out a hand , and the thing wrapped itself around her arm , warm and dry and tingling — and Bernice was suddenly struck by a question so obvious it stunned her . |
| 10 | She put out a hand to touch one of the ribbed blue and yellow vases on the marble mantelpiece . |
| 11 | She put out a hand to him at once . |
| 12 | When she reached him , she put out a hand to grasp his arm . |
| 13 | She put out a hand and touched him on the sleeve , but he moved back as if he had n't noticed , and she said on a rising note , ‘ Why are you looking like that ? ’ |
| 14 | Her eyes swam and she put out a hand as if to ward off the blows . |
| 15 | Something about her nature which was without structure ; something which , if one put out a hand to touch , to join , simply dissolved . ) |
| 16 | He put up a hand and ripped the head harness off . |
| 17 | He put out a hand and pushed my shoulder fiercely . |
| 18 | He put out a hand , and I took it . |
| 19 | He put out a hand and smoothed the bear 's shaggy head , giving it embarrassed pats , while looking up at the bear-leader as if to say , Is that all right ? |
| 20 | He put out a hand and drew Susan 's hair away from the side of her face . |
| 21 | He put out a hand and leaned against an outcrop of rock , head bowed , his torso thrust forward , and let go two more jets of puke . |
| 22 | He put out a hand . |
| 23 | He put out a hand and caressed her hair , her head , with tenderness and , she thought , curious detachment . |
| 24 | He put out a hand with uncharacteristic demonstrativeness and touched her cheek . |
| 25 | Luke moved swiftly round the desk to where she sat , and she flinched as he put out a hand , lifting a loose , shining curl away from the side of her brow . |
| 26 | He put out a hand to her and she slapped it away . |
| 27 | She made for the door , but as perforce she had to pass him he put out a hand and caught her by the wrist . |
| 28 | He put out a hand to take the doll from her , to admire her exquisite handiwork , and when , in the doing , her hand touched his , a shiver of something which she had never thought to feel again passed over her . |
| 29 | She looked up at him , her face so blotched and swollen that despite himself he put out a hand to comfort her , only for her to let out a frightened cry , trying frantically to burrow into the sofa to avoid any contact with him . |
| 30 | On impulse , he put out a hand , and touched the back of it to her cheek . |