Example sentences of "he [verb] [num] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | She watched him raise one hand to rub the nape of his neck , then flex his shoulder muscles . |
| 2 | She saw him rub one hand across his forehead , as if wiping away perspiration . |
| 3 | He moved one hand and tilted her face . |
| 4 | As he spoke , he let one hand rest on the hilt of his sword as though to emphasize subtly the ever-present might of French arms . |
| 5 | He drew one hand to his lips and kissed it , but his fingers left her other hand to trace the wet that trickled over the blue smudges under her eyes . |
| 6 | He has one hand over Andy 's face , clamped tight ; his head is turned away from me , red hair fallen down over one ear . |
| 7 | when Moore says he knows such and such [ for instance that he has two hands : JD ] he is really enumerating a lot of empirical propositions which we affirm without special testing ; propositions , that is , which have a peculiar logical role in the system of our empirical propositions . |
| 8 | Duncan was n't too concerned because he soon realized that there was little difference in the policeman 's driving whether he used one hand or two . |
| 9 | Rostov saw that Burun was watching him and , unable to put the emotion into words , he lifted one hand , indicated the meat on his plate , and shrugged helplessly . |
| 10 | He lifted one hand in salute , and the household copied him . |
| 11 | He lifted one hand and slid it around the slim column of her neck . |
| 12 | He lifted one hand to her mouth and gently freed her lower lip from between her teeth , soothing it with a stroking , caressing movement of his thumb . |
| 13 | If he uses one hand on the cup handle , he should always have the other hemiplegic hand correctly positioned in front of him . |
| 14 | He rested one hand casually on her shoulder , pointed with the other to a section of the window . |
| 15 | Between the fearsome jolts he released one hand from the lorry and clutched his side in pain . |
| 16 | She whispered it against the warmth of his neck and he released one hand to spear his fingers in her hair and tilt her face to his . |
| 17 | Silk tophat , immaculately cut suit , maroon brocade waistcoat , starched wing-collar and brocade bow-tie , he thrust one hand into trouser pocket and began to sing , ‘ Burlington Bertie ’ . |
| 18 | He raised one hand and tapped Jack on the cheek . |
| 19 | He raised one hand imperiously . |
| 20 | He raised one hand to the back of his head ; his fingers came away stained with blood . |
| 21 | Slowly he raised one hand and gently cupped her face . |
| 22 | He raised one hand and kissed the tips of his fingers in a gesture of unambiguous admiration . |
| 23 | He settled one hand on each side of her hips and pulled her back into the V of his legs . |
| 24 | He placed one hand on the nape of her neck , and she murmured at the touch . |
| 25 | Frank stood up and , taking up an indignant posture , he placed one hand on his hip and pranced towards her , saying , ‘ No alcohol ever crosses my lips , apart from cooking sherry . ’ |
| 26 | He waved one hand . |
| 27 | Then he waved one hand towards the door , dismissing her . |
| 28 | He curled one hand on his hip and patted the side of his head with the other . |
| 29 | He took one hand off the wheel and tried to push it down . |
| 30 | He took one hand off the controls to sweep it out in a large gesture that took in the whole of the City of London . |