Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] hand on the " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Right , but the way you 're describing the process it seems I get an image of someone gently putting his hand on the collar
3 He gently held her hand on the table .
4 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 . ’
5 ‘ Larry , ’ she said , ‘ I 've just burnt my hand on the oven grid because of you . ’
6 The room had one other chair , a red velvet-covered rocker , having massive springs and I well remember how , when sitting on this on one occasion , absent-mindedly put my hand on the bottom leg .
7 When newly awakened from lively dreams , we are so near them , still agitated by them , still in their sphere — give us one syllable , one feature , one hint , and we should repossess the whole ; hours of this strange entertainment would come trooping back to us ; but we can not get our hand on the first link or fibre , and the whole is lost .
8 That evening , when Tabitha Jute finally set her hand on the battered aluminium doorknob , it was still a cheerfully disreputable establishment , catering to the social needs of those who felt more comfortable doing business in an environment with a degree of sleaze to it .
9 And er when the anchor man always had his hand on the rope you know and you 'd hear him saying , Anchor coming home sir anchor coming home sir .
10 It is said that he stood transfixed before the Altar of Khaine , and even laid his hand on the hilt of the great weapon .
11 I then put my hand on the throttles and said : " This reduces the power . "
12 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 .
13 The DS actually had his hand on the door handle when it was turned .
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