Example sentences of "[vb past] her hand [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She moved her hand across the table , touched his arm , squeezed it for comfort . |
| 2 | Despairingly she moved her hands along the slender curves of her body , naked between the sheets . |
| 3 | She moved her hands among the leaves of the tomato plants , liking their roughness and hairiness , their harsh earthy smell , a bit sour , like that of geraniums . |
| 4 | Mrs Stych wrung her hands behind the reporter 's back , and wished passionately she could run home to Mother on the pig farm ; she longed suddenly for the smell of hens and milk , for a place where nobody had to keep up appearances or be other than what they were . |
| 5 | As she clenched her hands on the rail until they hurt , she fought to hate him , to make herself angry , not to give in to the terrible despair that kept threatening to overwhelm her . |
| 6 | She could sense Guy watching her with narrowed attention , and clenched her hands inside the pockets of her suede waistcoat , battling to get her reactions under control . |
| 7 | Ronni stuffed her hands into the pockets of her pink Bermudas , which perfectly matched her pale pink T-shirt . |
| 8 | She laid her hands on the top of his shoulders and kneaded the base of his neck with her thumbs . |
| 9 | As she laid her hand on the little mare 's neck , she quivered violently , but did n't move away . |
| 10 | She wiped her hands on the white T-shirt she was wearing , leaving pink smears all over it . |
| 11 | Theodora wiped her hands on the damp grass and lay down again beneath the currant bushes . |
| 12 | She wiped her hands on the backside of her shorts . |
| 13 | She brushed the white flowers and wiped her hand on the earth . |
| 14 | She clapped her hand over the bit he was peering at . |
| 15 | When she got her hands on the bugger , that was . |
| 16 | One evening , in the summer of 1974 , when Susan checked her hands at the scanner , … |
| 17 | She leaned forward and passed her hand through the flames of the small fire , letting its glow and its heat excite the ancient in her . |
| 18 | She passed her hand over the surface . |
| 19 | Jennifer held her breath with excitement as the older woman passed her hands over the misty sphere and stared into its centre . |
| 20 | She dried her hands on the kitchen towel , adding , ‘ I worry about Ernest . |
| 21 | She slammed her hands on the desk and papers flew in every direction . |
| 22 | Grainne took the hot fragrant wine gratefully , and cupped her hands about the goblet for warmth . |
| 23 | Monica cupped her hand over the phone . |
| 24 | She lifted her hand to the board and let it drop . |
| 25 | He flinched as Sweetheart lifted her hands in the air and let them fall back into her lap with a sigh of exasperation . |
| 26 | She went to the stone sink , scrubbed her hands under the single cold tap and set off on her perambulations again , slowly circling the big pine table , moving in and out of the gibbous pool of light shed by the candles . |
| 27 | ‘ I wo n't say no , then , ’ Masie Toal dug her hand into the paper bag . |
| 28 | Frau Nordern threw her hands in the air . |
| 29 | As we reached the shore of the island Maha threw her hands in the air , clasping them in a boxer 's sign of victory . |
| 30 | She stopped opposite the desk , rested her hands on the surface and leaned nearer . |