Example sentences of "[vb infin] my hands [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I will keep my hands from the English — any and all but one , ’ he said grimly . |
| 2 | On evening walks down Loreto , a lane of high stone walls , trying to decide on a restaurant , I would stop and run my hands over the ashlars , marvelling at the purity of each one as I have marvelled at the completeness of a sculpture by Brancusi ; each of them so tightly locked together that I found it impossible to fit a fingernail between them . |
| 3 | But first , watching my time , I must run my hands over the edges of the blocks , must do a sun dance on top of one , pee from another , photograph the rest , and send thrilled gibberish to the lookout posts somehow built on to the sheer rock face across the valley . |
| 4 | And if you push me much harder , I 'll wash my hands of the whole thing and tell the Committee I ca n't cope , and make it clear I want you out — out , do you understand ? |
| 5 | I wrote to Tim & Polly yesterday but I ca n't lay my hands on The Barbarton exploration Base address . |
| 6 | I ca n't get my hands on the inquest papers until the end of the week . |
| 7 | God , if I could just get my hands on the bastards who did that to your house ! |