Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] hand on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has her hand on the door , and I have my gun pointing at her chest . |
| 2 | ‘ He was a scholar , ’ Brenner said , banging his hand on the stick again . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's basically a simple matter , ’ he said , banging his hand on the file of testimony he had produced for inspection . |
| 4 | To feel the stretch in the thighs , hips and buttocks , place your hand on the back of your thigh as you move the leg . |
| 5 | Furthermore , the temperature generated in the gearbox is quite alarming , especially when towing a caravan , a fact noted when you place your hand on the gearbox console inside the vehicle . |
| 6 | She brushed the white flowers and wiped her hand on the earth . |
| 7 | I put my hand on the place where your heart was meant to be . |
| 8 | God help me , I put my hand on the ruin of his head , and then I knew he was dead . |
| 9 | With all sorts of primeval fears about dark cupboards and traps and ghostly animals I put my hand on the handle , turned it , pulled and jumped back . |
| 10 | When Kirk Douglas became a target for a drunkard in a bar who 'd seen Douglas as the boxer in Champion , Kirk merely slammed his hand on the bar and shouted , ‘ Anyone in this bar can lick me in a fight , ’ and the drunkard backed off . |
| 11 | Nicolo slammed his hand on the steering wheel . |
| 12 | I mean lead can be picked up at what put your hand on the exhaust . |
| 13 | But if you put your hand on the table like this , look the light stops , look there . |
| 14 | They were grappling , and she 'd got her hand on the woman 's windpipe , holding her off , squeezing . |
| 15 | Willie was so absorbed that he did n't notice that his knees were being licked and unconsciously he rested his hand on the back of Sammy 's neck . |
| 16 | He may keep his hand on the ball while kicking it ’ . |
| 17 | But I soon learnt to get those cows out without messing up my nice clean cow shed , what we used to do , because wanting to get the first one out very quietly , I used to put my hand on the tail , press the tail to the backside and push her out ! |
| 18 | A NASTY SCENE the other night after I refuse to put my hand on The Bump . |
| 19 | Her screams were not heard and in a struggle she cut her hand on the knife . |
| 20 | Slamming her hand on the table , cutting off the other girl in mid-sentence , she denied frantically , ‘ No ! ’ |
| 21 | Agnes touched his hand on the counter , quickly and secretly . |
| 22 | ROS bends to put his hand on the floor . |
| 23 | Now it 's a long time since I went by tube , and there 's not much you can do in the carriages except keep a handkerchief over your nose , but a useful tip is never to put your hand on the rail beside the moving staircase . |
| 24 | Then another command : ‘ Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him ; for now I know that you fear God , seeing you have not withheld your son , your only son , from me . ’ |
| 25 | I placed my hand on the top of the skull and waited . |
| 26 | ‘ Larry , ’ she said , ‘ I 've just burnt my hand on the oven grid because of you . ’ |
| 27 | Tess placed her hand on the stone and swore . |
| 28 | He braced his hand on the staircase rail at his left and looked around him into the shadows . |
| 29 | He flattened his hand on the table . |
| 30 | The Board was the bridge ; he was going to keep his hand on the wheel . |