Example sentences of "make a [adj] gesture " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd made a helpless gesture with one beautifully manicured hand . |
| 2 | She could n't go on but instead made a vague gesture with her hands . |
| 3 | Sally-Anne 's fertile mind provided an answer which had a kind of truth in it , or at least made a passing gesture in that direction . |
| 4 | One evening in the park the previous summer he had made a frank gesture that was like a question , and one side of her had wanted to say ‘ Yes ’ , but she had said ‘ No , Len , ’ and he had taken his hand away , and kissed her , and quietly accepted her decision . |
| 5 | A malpractice law suit and legal fees could make a charitable gesture very costly indeed . |
| 6 | There was no fairness on earth if someone who would appreciate it and work hard was kept out just because of a greedy , uncaring family who would prefer to forget the child of an unsuitable union rather than make a generous gesture and ensure that some right was done at the end of the day . |
| 7 | Coleby made a coffee-pouring gesture at the waiter . |
| 8 | Some simply made a private gesture and went on a walk of their choice . |
| 9 | Ella made a violent gesture of annoyance , nearly capsizing the tea tray which the languid girl had now brought . |
| 10 | She made a helpless gesture . |
| 11 | He made a helpless gesture . |
| 12 | Dickinson made a helpless gesture . |
| 13 | ‘ When I left you last night you were positively down in the dumps ; today you 're — you 're … ’ she made a helpless gesture with her hands , searching for the right adjective ‘ … you 're sizzling ! |
| 14 | FitzAlan made a slicing gesture with his hand . |
| 15 | She made a frantic gesture with the sharpened blades and at the same moment Rourke went into action . |
| 16 | Carrington made a neutral gesture . |
| 17 | Paddy made a gnashing gesture : he had a few brown nail-like teeth . |
| 18 | Apple Computer Inc has always jealously guarded its Macintosh environment , but it made a striking gesture when it allowed IBM to build machines that would run the PowerPC version of Macintosh System when the chip is ready . |
| 19 | Filmer looked back towards Xanthe and the investigator and made a small gesture of impatience , and it seemed to trigger a response from the investigator because he said that if anyone remembered any helpful detail , however small , would they please tell him or one of his colleagues , but meanwhile everyone was free to go . |
| 20 | Stuck for the precise word , the Colonel made a small gesture with his right hand which then efficiently used the momentum to pick up his claret . |
| 21 | She said nothing , but gazed at him with wide , terrified eyes , then almost involuntarily she made a small gesture with her hands to ward him off and he , taking it as a token of reciprocal feeling , stepped forward and took her in his arms . |
| 22 | Startled by his sudden , critical observation , she made a small gesture of dismissal . |
| 23 | In1982 the Consejo de Ministros made a symbolic gesture to express their socialist principles and declared that all Spanish citizens would have free access to museums ( foreigners paid ) . |
| 24 | Maud made a swatting gesture against his amusement . |
| 25 | She made a studied gesture of looking at her watch . |
| 26 | But Prince Adam has a certain amount of clout , as he has recently brought off a resounding coup and made a grand gesture . |
| 27 | Dolly made a fidgety gesture . |
| 28 | She made a vague gesture … ‘ elsewhere . ’ |
| 29 | Jess made a vague gesture with her hands : ‘ I dropped th'money , miss , and it rolled … oh … it went bouncing along … like little silver wheels straight down the crack between them flaps as covers cellars . |
| 30 | Wycliffe made a vague gesture but did not answer . |