Example sentences of "stretched out a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stretched out a hand , and she was putty — the licking , wagging kind . |
| 2 | Harvey stretched out a gloved hand , opened the door . |
| 3 | He stretched out a hand for the headset which I gave him . |
| 4 | But , as she stretched out a hand to stroke the mare , Maldita moved even closer to Luke , flattening her ears and lashing out at Perdita protectively with a hind leg . |
| 5 | He stretched out a foot to the fire , stirring the peats . |
| 6 | She hugged Katherine and stretched out a welcoming hand to Portia . |
| 7 | Claudia , her face bland , her body speaking , stretched out a hand to Thomas . |
| 8 | Jinkwa stretched out a foot and cuffed the Doctor about the chin . |
| 9 | Klift stretched out a hand to the blank wall before them . |
| 10 | Goat-mask turned expectantly to the sedan chair , and stretched out a hand . |
| 11 | The girl stretched out a hand and took a fold of Fatima 's dress between her fingers . |
| 12 | Middlemass stretched out a long arm and held the instrument to his left ear . |
| 13 | As I gave the injection the dog whimpered a little and the boy stretched out a hand and patted him . |
| 14 | Beamish stretched out a hand in a helpless gesture . |
| 15 | He invited Tim to help himself , and Tim stretched out a hand and carried away a croissant so that the arrangement she had constructed lost its pinnacle . |
| 16 | She stretched out a hand and retrieved a small pearl button . |
| 17 | He stretched out a hand and she stepped back hastily . |
| 18 | He stretched out a hand to touch her face and she jerked away . |
| 19 | The boy stretched out a foot under the rope , and prodded with the toe of a well-polished shoe at the edge of one of the ominous cracks in the grass . |
| 20 | He stretched out a hand to Merrill , and she found that she needed it to escape the embrace of the thick , downy cushions . |
| 21 | I stretched out a weary arm to turn on my radio , an old song from sometime during the 80 's finally forced me to get out of bed . |
| 22 | Elizabeth saw her , and stretched out a generous hand : |
| 23 | She saw the quick remorse in Rose 's face and stretched out a hand to her . |
| 24 | Listening carefully for any sound that might indicate fitzAlan 's presence , she stretched out a cautious foot , ready to withdraw it immediately if she encountered so much as a hint of him . |
| 25 | Wolsey stretched out a hand and patted him gently on the shoulder . |
| 26 | Madge stretched out a hand and said soothingly , ‘ Please come in Mr Patel . |
| 27 | He turned to the Highlanders and stretched out a hand . |
| 28 | She stretched out a hand to introduce herself . |
| 29 | ‘ Miss Russell ? ’ she queried as she stretched out a hand to the phone . |
| 30 | He had the door open and his back to her when , her brother 's hat obviously catching his eye , he halted , stretched out a hand to it , then turned to where Leith , antagonistically-expressioned , stood , obviously wanting him out of her flat . |