Example sentences of "[verb] my hand [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I got my hands under the protruding portion I realized there was no point in heaving . |
| 2 | But I wished fervently that I had been able to do more , and as I passed my hand along the richly coloured coat over the ribs the vast bandaged finger stood out like a symbol of my helplessness . |
| 3 | It 's time to try my hand at the settled life . |
| 4 | It gave me an appetite for working over there , so after Nick and I split up I decided to try my hand across the Pond . |
| 5 | So the recording will not even begin until the patient has reached that point in his memory which he wishes to explore and , should it be necessary to move him forwards or backwards within that regression , I simply place my hand over the microphone so that the technique is not recorded . |
| 6 | I propose , therefore , to enjoy this last cigarette , warm my hands above the stumpy candle , and think with due care and compassion about the true story I have to relate . |
| 7 | There 's a man cooking chestnuts on the corner and I stop and warm my hands over the fire and look at the Christmas tree . |
| 8 | My fingers are froze , so I warm my hands on the cup for a bit before I try drinking . |
| 9 | Lucker holds my hand with the kind of grasp that men at sea learn as a last resort . |
| 10 | I stood , swayed , dropped my hands to the steps and crawled up . |
| 11 | ‘ I was just tapping my hand along the bridge parapet when my eyes went orange . |
| 12 | I have a pee , then I wash my hands at the sink . |
| 13 | With all sorts of primeval fears about dark cupboards and traps and ghostly animals I put my hand on the handle , turned it , pulled and jumped back . |
| 14 | I put my hand on the last page , and hesitated . |
| 15 | God help me , I put my hand on the ruin of his head , and then I knew he was dead . |
| 16 | I put my hand on the place where your heart was meant to be . |
| 17 | The inspector 's warning came too late — just as I put my hand through the bars . |
| 18 | I put my hand round the child 's neck to stop him shouting . |
| 19 | I put my hand in the water trickling down the rock and put it on to Zoe . |
| 20 | When I put my hands in the pockets I felt bank-notes . |
| 21 | I hold my hands over the cooker like I was a boy scout crouched over a camp-fire . |
| 22 | ‘ I extend my hand to the new president of the Greek-Cypriot people in south Cyprus , ’ he said , deliberately choosing language which challenges the legitimacy of the Cyprus republic . |
| 23 | It was on that occasion — in the strangely bare study of Darlington Hall — that Mr Farraday shook my hand for the first time , but by then we were hardly strangers to each other ; quite aside from the matter of the staff , my new employer in several other instances had had occasion to call upon such qualities as it may be my good fortune to possess and found them to be , I would venture , dependable . |
| 24 | As he shook my hand after the service , I said to him , ‘ I 'm glad to meet you . |
| 25 | He put his hand over the flame of the lamp and said to Stricker : ‘ Let me see her for as long as I can keep my hand in the flame . ’ |
| 26 | I will keep my hands from the English — any and all but one , ’ he said grimly . |
| 27 | They might laugh when I wave my hands in the air , but what they do n't understand is , my fingers are dancing to high hat rhythms . ’ |
| 28 | We were able to exchange ideas and opinions with them — so much so , that by the end of the day one archaeological student was using my detector over the spoil heaps , while I turned my hand to the ‘ trowel and brush . ’ |
| 29 | On evening walks down Loreto , a lane of high stone walls , trying to decide on a restaurant , I would stop and run my hands over the ashlars , marvelling at the purity of each one as I have marvelled at the completeness of a sculpture by Brancusi ; each of them so tightly locked together that I found it impossible to fit a fingernail between them . |
| 30 | But first , watching my time , I must run my hands over the edges of the blocks , must do a sun dance on top of one , pee from another , photograph the rest , and send thrilled gibberish to the lookout posts somehow built on to the sheer rock face across the valley . |