Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] hand [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Jarman came into the middle of the kitchen for a closer look at Jess , then suddenly slapping her hand down on the corner of the big floury table said : ‘ What d' you say to letting me pay whatever she owes ? |
| 2 | With a gesture of annoyance at something Paul Lexington had just said , Bobby Anscombe stood up and banged his hand down on the table . |
| 3 | He slammed his hand down on the top of the dressing table , causing some of the bottles to topple over . |
| 4 | ‘ As you wish , ’ Hendrique replied , and placed his hand back on the pad . |
| 5 | He patted her cheek again , then put his hand back on the wheel and started the engine . |
| 6 | For a moment he was speechless , still too astonished to take in what it all meant , then he sat heavily and leaned forward , putting his hand down on the summons button . |