Example sentences of "hand [coord] [verb] i [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A tall and smartly dressed Englishwoman took my hand and put me in a chauffeur-driven car and , suddenly , after three months of confinement behind barbed-wire fences , we were driving away , through the barrier and down the lanes thick and bright with the leaves and flowers of spring . |
| 2 | I accepted Benjamin 's words but , when I questioned him on why I should wear it , he just smiled , waved a bony hand and told me to be patient . |
| 3 | She frowned for a moment , then picked up my hand and led me to the window . |
| 4 | Quigley , with a short , convulsive movement that was halfway between a bow and a twitch , took my hand and led me towards her . |
| 5 | Didier took my hand and pulled me along the rue Victorie in the direction of the Café du Coin . |
| 6 | I had nobody to take my hand and lead me through the obstacles . |
| 7 | She met me with a friendly smile , shook my hand and introduced me to the class : ‘ This is Wanda , our new pupil who has come to live in our village . |
| 8 | I nodded and he turned back to mutter something into his talkback before handing me the mike , taking my hand and leading me to the stage . |