Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] hands " in BNC.
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1 | Dressed soberly in a long-sleeved , ankle-length tunic which , though cut loosely , came high up to her neck , she approached him with both hands extended in greeting . |
2 | Laughing he tossed the hot nut , and Emilia , squealing , caught it in gloved hands . |
3 | He held it up for the others to see and then threw it at the thin man contemptuously who automatically caught it in both hands . |
4 | He lifted the object he was carving , lifted it with both hands to show to her . |
5 | He lifted it with both hands to take a bite , glancing wistfully at his cigarette in the ashtray . |
6 | But at this thought rage grasped her and shook her with red-hot hands , so that her eyes went dark and she found herself walking fast up the road , and then along another , and another , walking as though she would explode if she stopped . |
7 | She ached with sympathy for him , and if this had been Christmas , or any time in those months when she had felt they were friends , she would have pulled him into her arms and soothed him with soft hands and whispered words . |
8 | He groped his way through the shadows at the foot of the stairs , located the large brass handle and turned it with both hands . |
9 | And Jimmy had grabbed up a nearby typist 's chair from behind the screen and raised it with both hands like some huge club , ready to smash it across Duvall 's face . |
10 | ‘ Tough shit , ’ Rory said , and tickled her with both hands this time , producing a yelp . |
11 | Then he took me in both hands and pushed my legs into the top of the bone . |
12 | She took them in unsteady hands stained with grave marks , and peered with suspicion at the manufacturer 's name . |
13 | Alex put it on her finger with a sure movement , took her by both hands , and kissed her closely on the mouth . |
14 | At the door , Xanthe took her by both hands and held her so hard Miranda felt her nails cut into the palms and her eyes met hers with a pale blue flare , as clear as her father 's , and as unassailable , as she breathed out , holding Miranda by her side , and turned to face her father across the room . |
15 | I took her by both hands and I started to swing her in a circle , singing as I went , shouting the words of the song over and over again . |
16 | He took her by both hands , and drew her up to stand breast to breast with him . |
17 | She straightened the skirt that Thérèse had lent her , dusted it with both hands , then descended the stairs . |
18 | For a long time Roe has harboured a desire to do some commentating so when he had the chance at the European he took it with both hands . |
19 | She took it in both hands . |
20 | Cadfael stooped and took it in both hands , and lifted it , and it parted from its setting without trailing a blade of grass or a torn edge of moss . |
21 | He reached for the case and took it in both hands . |
22 | The guy in the black leather took it in both hands . |
23 | He rattled them between cupped hands and threw them into the dust . |
24 | He left them in safe hands . |
25 | He gripped it in both hands and pulled . |
26 | Clint Eastwood struck a match , held it in cupped hands , and bent his grizzled and unshaven face down , applying the cheroot to the flame . |