Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] one hand [conj] " in BNC.

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1 He then grabbed me with one hand and grabbed my steering wheel with the other .
2 Then Emmie helped him out of the skip and along the railway ; he clutched her with one hand and held Murgatroyd with the other .
3 " What ? " he said concernedly , taking her by one hand and a shoulder .
4 She held it with one hand while the other went to her throat , as Nellie 's face appeared at the door .
5 He steadied it with one hand whilst with the other he slammed the doors , then holding the handle of the basket , he tottered away .
6 She rested the child she was carrying on the parapet , the child being asleep , and held it with one hand as she used the other to search at her breast purse for her money .
7 He remained by the table , holding the edge of it with one hand because the table was shaking .
8 ‘ Trust me to get a cat like you , ’ said Mildred fondly , stroking it with one hand and unclasping its claws with the other .
9 The difference being , that if it 's a saucepan then obviously a saucepan you lift it with one hand and if it 's full of hot water or something then you 'd have to be careful .
10 Doyle seemed wary and the Woman had started to fidget with her long tail of hair , holding it in one hand and drawing it through the fingers of the other .
11 ‘ You do n't know which end is up , do you , piggy ? ’ she said , wiping his bottom with the clean nappy and then with it in one hand and Alex under the other arm she went back into the bathroom .
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