Example sentences of "hold [pos pn] hand [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucker holds my hand with the kind of grasp that men at sea learn as a last resort . |
| 2 | I hold my hands over the cooker like I was a boy scout crouched over a camp-fire . |
| 3 | And holding her hand with the occasional stolen kiss was all their physical relationship amounted too . |
| 4 | I also think that there is n't a woman alive who would n't like to have a companion to be there with a cup of tea when she 's in bed with the flu and a high temperature , or holding her hand at the surgery when she 's awaiting the result of a test . |
| 5 | Nisodemus stood slightly ahead of the crowd , holding his hands in the air . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's for you , ’ he said , holding his hand over the mouthpiece . |
| 7 | His mother sat beside him in the dock holding his hand throughout the short hearing . |
| 8 | I thought there was no way my mum was going to hold my hand down the clinic . |
| 9 | She told Julie to hold her hands over the crystals until one ‘ chose ’ her . |
| 10 | However , he continued to hold her hand on the walk back to the main track , where he again drew her close to his side while taking her arm . |
| 11 | For , apart from trying to hold her hand in the taxi , he had been quite well behaved . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll hold your hand down the path . ’ |
| 13 | He gently held her hand on the table . |
| 14 | She held her hand under the flow for a long time but the water grew no warmer . |
| 15 | She gritted her teeth , held her hands in the same position . |
| 16 | He held his hand on the door 's edge in the darkness of the hallway . |
| 17 | When he looked at his hand there was a bright red weal across the palm … he held his hand under the cold tap . |