Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adj] hand on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is supported by the man 's hands on her legs , and has her left hand on the man 's shoulder and her right hand on the head of the kneeling figure . |
| 2 | Place your left hand on the side of your neck and place the coin in your right hand . |
| 3 | Brenner banged his right hand on the head of his stick as if to knock some feeling back into it . |
| 4 | Put your free hand on the bed to take the strain . |
| 5 | He placed his flabby hand on the hot little forehead , and Edward expected the fever to disappear like magic . |
| 6 | Suddenly Mr Jaggers clapped his large hand on the housekeeper 's , as she was removing a dish . |
| 7 | She had to place her other hand on the bowl to steady it before replacing the glass carefully on the dressing-table . |
| 8 | Shyly , guided by instinct , she put her other hand on the front of his shirt , feeling the warmth of his skin through the smooth , crisp fabric , before releasing one button , then another . |
| 9 | He put his big hand on the boy 's shoulder . |
| 10 | ‘ I got broke down , ’ he whispered apologetically as he slipped in beside Moran , putting his oily hand on the head of one of the girls . |
| 11 | Derek had the life-line handle in his hand — his seatbelt was restraining him — he had his other hand on the door frame and he was trying to reach the dinghy with his right foot . |