Example sentences of "his free hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | He paused , said , ‘ You 're ready for another drink , ’ and clicked thumb and fingers of his free hand at a waiter , who showed no sign of feeling anything untoward when he approached Gillian . |
| 2 | With his free hand , he beckoned the startled onlookers to come closer . |
| 3 | It made him so excited that he had to cover his mouth with his free hand in order to stifle a ripple of laughter . |
| 4 | Suddenly exasperated , Buddie raised his free hand and brought it down in a resounding slap on the boy 's buttocks . |
| 5 | Stewpid reaches for another choc , remembers me , and shoves the box towards me with his free hand . |
| 6 | The mummy clawed blindly with his free hand , groping for the chip man 's voice . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Zack stared at the assembly of household items lying in the box in his free hand . |
| 9 | With his free hand he reached inside the carrier-bag . |
| 10 | He put the can back on the table , placing his free hand across the top of it for a moment ; then he took the mug over to the couch and , handing it to her , said , ‘ You know that is n't true . |
| 11 | With his free hand he flung back the duvet , demonstrating that she had aroused quite different emotions . |
| 12 | As he ran she saw the man working the gun into the front of his overalls , and she saw him also , with his free hand , drag the woollen cap back down across his forehead . |
| 13 | With his free hand he started shaking his wallet until the money began to fall out on to the desk . |
| 14 | He picked up his wallet with his free hand , and sort of tugged me to the door . |
| 15 | Then he passed his free hand over his eyes . |
| 16 | Rainbow-Tie hitched at his pants with his free hand . |
| 17 | Holding a joint of beef before him on an outstretched arm , he would wave his free hand over its surface in a gesture approaching a mystical rite , conferring upon the excellence of his merchandise a value far in excess of what the none-too-prosperous housewives of Reine hoped to pay . |
| 18 | His free hand cups the flame . |
| 19 | Andy breathed hard and his free hand went to my head , stroking my hair . |
| 20 | He drew a circle in the air with his free hand . |
| 21 | He used one end to shield his mouth from the smoke and wrapped the other around the fingers of his free hand . |
| 22 | I , on the other hand — ’ Rostov lifted his free hand in a dismissive gesture , and then let it fall again . |
| 23 | He gestured with his free hand , and several other men appeared from their hiding places , two of them grasping the Doctor tightly by the arms . |
| 24 | Dong , sensing his brother 's fear , reached quietly behind him in the darkness with his free hand until his fingers brushed against the face of the malaria victim ; the clammy flesh , already growing cold , was slippery with rain and the sweat of the fatal climatic fever , and in the moment that his hand recoiled from the contact Dong knew that they would not be able to avoid the horror of a burial this time . |
| 25 | With his free hand he pulled at the cheap cloth of her blouse until it slipped from her shoulders and bared her breasts . |
| 26 | Hoc 's puny shoulders and bowed head reminded the furious Corsican suddenly of his own helplessness in the face of the unreasoning demands from Paris , and without warning he struck out at Hoc with his free hand , knocking him to the ground . |
| 27 | ‘ The bone can work its way in , you see , ’ the stranger explained as he knelt and checked Gazzer 's pockets with his free hand . |
| 28 | ‘ Stay there , ’ he said , toying with his key chain , holding up his free hand to add weight to his instructions . |
| 29 | He pulled the video-cassette free and gripped it in his free hand , the pistol still trained on the tall |
| 30 | The man grabbed the inside handle with his free hand and began to shake the windows . |