Example sentences of "hand and [vb past] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afterwards he hacked her quietly home and was further amazed that she responded to his legs and hands and had the perfect mouth and balance of a made polo pony . |
| 2 | Robert took his suitcase out of Twomey 's over-burdened hands and followed the other two . |
| 3 | Still watching her , he reached for one of her hands and pressed the warm palm against his lips . |
| 4 | She picked up the foot in both her hands and nipped the jagged crescent with her teeth . |
| 5 | O'Brien sterilised his hands and removed the spongelike growth with them . |
| 6 | He grabbed his binoculars with trembling hands and swept the long quay as the Avignon drew nearer , scrutinizing each pile of bodies in turn . |
| 7 | Gordon Mahoney held the brandy glass in his hand and swirled the amber fluid around gently before sipping at it . |
| 8 | Here , she hesitated before she raised her hand and lifted the black knocker . |
| 9 | He held out his hand and angled the blue gemstone of his ring to her face . |
| 10 | She put out a hand and touched the nearest arm , and the driver turned round quickly . |
| 11 | She put out a hand and touched the prostrate woman — and drew it away in distress . |
| 12 | She put out her hand and touched the bony elbow . |
| 13 | Corbett raised his hand and touched the ruined oak behind him . |
| 14 | Iskandara raised a hand and touched the pale painted hand above her . |
| 15 | What a pity Roman did n't take after any of them , she thought privately , smiling as Christian reached out a rather sticky little hand and tugged the poppy-flowered silk sleeve of her sheath-dress , and then caught at the heavy blonde plait at her nape . |
| 16 | The fellow stepped back , affronted by the question , but Corbett opened his hand and showed the two silver coins . |
| 17 | Mathers licked the thumb and forefinger of his right hand and opened the little wallet , then pushed it back . |
| 18 | He withdrew his hand and sipped the watered wine . |
| 19 | He supported the head with one hand and pulled the upper shoulder towards him . |
| 20 | ‘ I knew , ’ and he picked up his poor dead broken hand and removed the white glove . |
| 21 | Suddenly she lifted her hand and examined the brown , greasy deposit that her fingers had picked up and grimaced in disgust . |
| 22 | He reached up with his right hand and grasped the tightly-furled queue at the back of his head , his fingers closing about the coil of fine white hair . |