Example sentences of "hand [coord] [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It would be a great help to all our officers in planning future strategies ( and probably of considerable interest to you ) if you could enlist the help of your class members to complete the enclosed survey ( either by photocopying the form and filling in one each or by a show of hands and entering the total numbers ) Please let Pat Palmer have the results at or before the Reunion on 19th November . |
| 2 | Taking a firm stand against her own silliness definitely helped , and she was able to return to the veranda holding the kit in steady hands and wearing a cheerful smile . |
| 3 | Then , raising his hands and giving a piercing shriek , he added : ‘ Actually , I think I 'd rather like the lead role in Home Alone 3 . ’ |
| 4 | The public 's response was so overwhelming that the procession of cars , which each carried two team members , was halted several times as fans surged around the cars asking for autographs , shaking hands and giving the occasional kiss . |
| 5 | hike a herd of antelope , grazing indifferently while one of their number was being savaged by lions , they would go on , singing and clapping their hands and making a great noise against the darkness . |
| 6 | Lefevre finished his bowl of soup in uncouth but effective manner , gripping it in both hands and pouring the remaining contents down his throat at a gulp . |
| 7 | I was standing in the back of a small boat , drifting down some English river I 've never seen — the kind with dappled , overhang-ing leaves reflected in the water — grasping a punt-pole in my hands and propelling the flat boat like it was something I 'd done for years . |
| 8 | Pulling on the reins with one hand and pushing the big horse with the other , she backed him straight into the drunken lout just as he flung the cloak aside . |
| 9 | Lie on your side and bend the lower leg , resting your head on your hand and using the upper arm to support you in front . |
| 10 | They stayed only minutes , most of them , pressing her hand and uttering the easy ritual phrases of sympathy and then departing , leaving their cards in the hall until the salver seemed endlessly overflowing . |
| 11 | Housewives were out shopping and he saw Sarah , a scarf over her head , wearing an old grey top-coat , carrying a shopping bag in one hand and clutching a large , black handbag with brass fastenings in the other . |
| 12 | Harp-harmonics , are produced by ‘ stopping ’ a string at its middle point with the lower part of the hand and plucking the top half of the string with the fingers . |