Example sentences of "hand and [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lowered his hands and looked at her . |
| 2 | Larry took Lee 's tapestry out of her hands and looked at her newly embroidered unicorn . |
| 3 | He rubbed his hands and looked at Peter . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , ’ he spread his hands and looked at me with his well-known youthful enquiry , ‘ what can I do for you ? ’ |
| 5 | Julie cradled the mug of tea in both hands and looked at the wall clock on the other side of the kitchen . |
| 6 | Hrun leaned his head back on his hands and looked at the ceiling , whistling tunelessly . |
| 7 | Patrick ran both hands through his hair and buried his head in his hands and stared at the fine linen table cloth . |
| 8 | Merrill clasped her hands and stared at him with softly humourous eyes . |
| 9 | He rested his head between his hands and stared at me . |
| 10 | They sat in the back of the Dacia for the drive from Otopeni Airport to the outskirts of the city , holding hands and staring at the lights flashing past . |
| 11 | Keith holds his head in his hands and looks at the floor . |
| 12 | Dot did n't tell her that at school they already had hot and cold water and she could wash her hands and face at any time . |
| 13 | She had washed her hands and face at the pump in front of the inn . |
| 14 | What the high-speed camera does n't show as it freezes the action is that the top pros have the skill to make the clubhead catch up with their hands and arrive at the same time at impact … as when at address . |
| 15 | The beaten President put his head in his hands and wept at a Republican Party tribute to him . |
| 16 | While I was looking through them , the woman , who was a friendly , cosy old body , noticed my bare hand and laughed at herself . |
| 17 | When he had recovered himself he looked up the narrow lane and saw a young boy racing into the distance , the white straw hat clutched in one hand and waving at his side as his arms pumped the air with the effort of running . |
| 18 | Riven held his reins in one hand and jabbed at the snarling grypesh with the other as they darted into his reach . |
| 19 | He took her hand and looked at her winningly . |
| 20 | She opened her hand and looked at the two silver coins . |
| 21 | He squeezed my hand and looked at me . |
| 22 | She dropped my hand and looked at me . |
| 23 | On this particular day Blind Io , by dint of constant vigilance the chief of the gods , sat with his chin on his hand and looked at the gaming board on the red marble table in front of him . |
| 24 | But now , as evening dust blackened the room , and my loose black hair pressed dead against the sheet , I lifted my hand and looked at it . |
| 25 | He lowered his hand and stared at the man sitting facing him . |
| 26 | Even in the dismal gloom , strobed by laser flashes , the boy 's green eyes gleamed with evident intelligence … and with fierce enmity … and with a kind of fascination , as he weighed the mask in his hand and stared at its former wearer , now revealed . |
| 27 | I lose the damn thing and crash blindly against him , but he skips backwards , and as the mist clears I see his eyes blazing and his teeth bared and the gun is comfortable in his hand and pointing at my chest . |
| 28 | Berowne could n't both have held the razor in his right hand and clutched at the blanket as he fell . |
| 29 | She bent down to retrieve the best china from the floor , whilst Ray picked up teaspoons with one hand and dabbed at the goat 's milk with the other holding his handkerchief . |
| 30 | Victorine balanced the cake tin on the palm of her outstretched hand and frowned at it . |