Example sentences of "hand in [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Moore sat with Lily 's pale hand in hers and talked with desperate gaiety about the coming of spring . |
| 2 | Taking Mungo 's hand in hers , which was clawed with arthritis , she drew him into the house . |
| 3 | She walked slowly , Anna 's damp hand in hers , keeping to what shade there was from the buildings . |
| 4 | She reached out and took his hand in hers . |
| 5 | He put his hand in hers . |
| 6 | ‘ George Galloway ‘ urt us all , Mum , but yer got ta try an' put 'im out o' yer mind , ’ Carrie replied , reaching out and squeezing her mother 's hand in hers . |
| 7 | She leaned forward and gripped his hand in hers . |
| 8 | Closest to Kathleen 's heart is the dream of one day being able to walk down the road with her son , his bare hand in hers . |
| 9 | She turned to Topaz , taking the small hand in hers and feeling it trembling . |
| 10 | Without any warning the great wave came crashing , obliterating everything ; she knew she was crying out , shouting words of furious magic ; but all she could feel was Fand 's hand in hers . |
| 11 | Then , after she 'd kissed me goodnight , she would take my hand in hers and , half closing it , fill it with kisses . |
| 12 | Christina took Elaine 's hand in hers . |
| 13 | Grasping Dorothy 's hand in hers , she said , ‘ He 's employed by Gervaise 's relative , the current Earl of Kinmuire , on his stud farm in Kentucky . |
| 14 | When he arrived he put his cold , white hand in hers for a moment and said , ‘ Hello , Tessa , ’ as if he had always been aware of her as part of the background furnishings . |
| 15 | Alexandra took the small soft hand in hers and thought that it seemed smaller than ever , frailer , more insubstantial . |
| 16 | Lindsey quickly took the other woman 's hand in hers . |
| 17 | If you stick your hand in them it 's all prickly cos they got these tiny little leaf things and they prick . |
| 18 | A prominent man , Friends — Russians in other words — and so skilled men , wallpaper , paint , gold leaf — and fine linen instantly available ; she smiled as she wondered whether Bodo had had a hand in it . |
| 19 | But in spite of what had happened at the fashion show she did not think Paula had any hand in it until next day at breakfast . |
| 20 | Actually , I had more than a hand in it ; I designed all of Crate 's new tube line , even though it does n't have my name on it . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm sure you do , but Kitty must n't ever know that I 'd had a hand in it . ’ |
| 22 | The Empire is crumbling into civil war , Daemons are popping up on all sides , and who 's to say that the Great Enchanter does n't have a hand in it somewhere ? |
| 23 | ‘ So my Berlioz connection was founded on love , but fate has had almost an equal hand in it . ’ |
| 24 | As a result , responsibility for Jesus 's death was transferred to the Jews — not only to the Sadducee establishment , who undoubtedly had a hand in it , but to the people of the Holy Land in general , who were among Jesus 's most fervent supporters . |
| 25 | ‘ I knew that Jezebel would have a hand in it ! ’ |
| 26 | From that day on , nothing about the mill went well -unless Neva had a hand in it . |
| 27 | And Minginish itself — it has a hand in it also , I believe . |
| 28 | His last remark to me was that if there was any jiggery-pokery about candles he would n't be at all surprised if Jefferson did n't have a hand in it . |
| 29 | The two-lane road was winding its way sometimes so close to the sparkling sea that Gina felt she could lean out of the window and dabble her hand in it . |
| 30 | ‘ Well , as you had a hand in it it 's only fair that you should enjoy it . ’ |