Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] [adj] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had heard that Newgate was a hell-hole but now he experienced it first hand and understood why some prisoners went quickly insane . |
| 2 | He made a tremendous effort to bring himself back into reality ; his hands shook and he swallowed twice as he tried to speak ; then he passed his right hand , still clutching the telegram , through his dark hair . |
| 3 | Then he passed his free hand over his eyes . |
| 4 | He wiped his sweat-stained hands on his robe . |
| 5 | The way he proffers his open hand before this difficult feat of balance draws attention to the vital part to be played by all heroes in classical ballet . |
| 6 | He holds her left hand across the table . |
| 7 | The pain seemed to take a back seat momentarily , then he moved his right hand and it came thundering back into his mind . |
| 8 | He let his left hand dangle , inspecting it as if it were an alien object . |
| 9 | He let his left hand rest gently on her waist a moment , then rucked up her skirt . |
| 10 | With a small smile playing round his lips , he drew their two hands with the intertwined fingers into the space between them and leaned them lightly against his chest . |
| 11 | She came over , but he caught her outstretched hand and bowed low over it , touching it with his lips . |
| 12 | He cradled his hurt hand . |
| 13 | Clasping a pencil impotently between his fingers he clenched his free hand into a fist and dug his knuckles into the table so that he would n't cry . |
| 14 | When he saw the ball trickling back towards his stumps , he used his left hand to sweep the ball away . |
| 15 | He lifted her hot hand and pressed the key into her moist palm , and as there was nothing more to say he turned and walked away , Ruth watching numbly , powerless to scream out in her own defence , powerless to feel . |
| 16 | He lifted her left hand , playing with it , separating the fingers and planting baby kisses on each one . |
| 17 | He lifted her nerveless hand and held it palm down against his own naked chest . |
| 18 | Then he lifted his right hand with the index finger extended . |
| 19 | For a moment he remained motionless , his eyes closed , then he lifted his joined hands in front of him in a graceful arc and bent to press his forehead against the floor in silent prayer . |
| 20 | He ignored my outstretched hand . |
| 21 | He studied his outspread hands as though surprised to see them , then went on : ‘ She 's going round with Sidney 's boy — Ralph . ’ |
| 22 | With a deep roar , he raises his right hand to distract his opponent while his left hand is already starting to lash out , smooth and relaxed . |
| 23 | He insinuated his right hand under her arm and tried to ease her towards the Bayswater Road . |
| 24 | He sees her white hand |
| 25 | But he nodded sympathetically and , as he was about to sit down , he pressed his clawed hand sincerely on her shoulder . |
| 26 | He touched his right hand to his forehead , lips and chest , and without a word presented a note to Huy , from Taheb , asking him to come to her immediately . |
| 27 | He thrust his gloved hands in his pockets and trudged on , his face closed and looking inward . |
| 28 | He raised his trembling hand to his forehead and felt the dampness of sweat against his skin . |
| 29 | He raised his right hand to silence her and continued to stare at the tabletop before him , head cocked to one side . |
| 30 | He raised his right hand to trace the line of her cheekbone , running the back of his thumb across her soft parted lips . |