Example sentences of "his [adj] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | He raised his trembling hand to his forehead and felt the dampness of sweat against his skin . |
| 2 | He froze with fear and the lamp fell from his trembling hand . |
| 3 | What did you do it for , you — ? he said , bunching his right hand into a fist and pressing it in agony into his left palm . |
| 4 | Cameron raised his right hand , clenched his fist , and spoke in a relaxed voice . |
| 5 | He stretched out his right hand . |
| 6 | IN THE FADING sepia postcards on sale in the antiquarian shop in Makhoul Street , General Henri Gouraud appears as a stiff little figure in a dark kepi , his right hand held out to a British officer . |
| 7 | WASHINGTON ( Reuter ) — President Bush will undergo minor surgery today to remove a small growth from the middle finger of his right hand . |
| 8 | Cardiff 's goalkeeper Wood has broken two bones in his right hand , so Ward , who began the season with Droylsden , deputises at Huddersfield … |
| 9 | He stopped what he was doing and , placing the bucket on the ground , he turned to face me , holding out his right hand . |
| 10 | His right hand caressed the gear stick while his left hand constantly fiddled with the knobs on the radio cassette , ensuring that the coach was flooded with , continuous stream of heavy metal . |
| 11 | He makes no secret of it ; at His right hand are ‘ pleasures for evermore ’ . |
| 12 | The undertaker , a fat man with a bunch of keys hanging from the index finger of his right hand , stood whispering to his father and Michael . |
| 13 | Mason needed an X-ray on his right hand and repairs around both eyes after being taken the full distance by Wills on Wednesday night , but his heart and ambition remain undamaged . |
| 14 | Mason needed an X-ray on his right hand and repairs around both eyes after being taken the full distance by Wills on Wednesday night , but his heart and ambition remain undamaged . |
| 15 | By the third round Leonard was producing a replay of their last contest , taunting Duran by thrusting his head forward , safely out of range , and then winding up his right hand with the threat of a bolo punch . |
| 16 | He followed her gaze and the barman lifted his right hand in a drink-pouring gesture , nodding at the same time towards the clock which showed five minutes to eleven . |
| 17 | Umpire Barker made no response to the appeal , whereupon Richards — who at slip was in precisely the wrong place to see what had happened — danced down the pitch waving his right hand frantically , giving every appearance that he was about to remonstrate forcefully with the umpire ; whereupon Mr Barker raised his finger and Bailey was on his way . |
| 18 | Her husband appeared to have something wrong with him — he was shaking as if shell-shocked and propped himself up with a walking stick in his right hand . |
| 19 | ‘ Hello , darling , ’ he called waving with his right hand while trying to keep the dogs at bay with his left . |
| 20 | He rolled on to his side and rubbed the leg vigorously with his right hand . |
| 21 | He knew he 'd get his own way , although he was careful to use only his right hand . |
| 22 | He was missing two fingers from his right hand . |
| 23 | With that dulled little blade in his right hand , he began drawing it slowly across the inside of his left wrist . |
| 24 | Simon , his right hand grasping Gazzer 's hair , and his left the back of Gazzer 's anorak , bent Gazzer 's head still further forward . |
| 25 | There were bruises on his neck and a bloodstained rag round his right hand . |
| 26 | Gazzer , a strange , urgent little figure , hurrying among them with a bloodstained rag round his right hand , dressed in filthy black trousers and a black anorak , made one or two people shield their eyes against the sun and , with lazy curiosity , prop themselves up on one elbow to follow his progress through the gardens . |
| 27 | Placing the egg in the palm of his right hand , Vic let it roll up his forearm and then jerked his elbow so that it was propelled into the air . |
| 28 | Tired , drawn and bruised that he was , even the hard-earned pint by his right hand was scarcely touched . |
| 29 | He learned he had the Aids virus when his right hand suddenly went dead . |
| 30 | Arsenal manager George Graham said that O'Leary has a suspected cracked bone in his right hand and would have an X-ray today . |