Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pron] hand on the " in BNC.
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1 | She lingered with her hand on the door-knob . |
2 | ‘ Later , ’ he said as he turned with his hand on the door into one of the sitting-rooms , ‘ I shall want a straight answer to my question . |
3 | She moved to the parapet , and paused with her hand on the stonework . |
4 | Again the lilting voice cut through the darkness and the priest paused with his hand on the latch . |
5 | Mrs. Mott stayed with her hand on the latch . |
6 | And Giovanna stood with her hand on the telephone which she had put down and spoke slowly , loudly , as though to an imbecile . |
7 | She stood with her hand on the door jamb and surveyed the wreckage . |
8 | For a moment he stood with his hand on the courier 's shoulder , as though that were a link , however tenuous , with his son . |