Example sentences of "he [verb] a hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | He laid a hand on Bull O'Malley 's sleeve . |
| 2 | He laid a hand on his son 's shoulder . |
| 3 | Her head was at the level of his thigh , and he laid a hand on her shoulder . |
| 4 | He laid a hand upon her arm . |
| 5 | He laid a hand on Lucy 's knee and said , |
| 6 | He laid a hand on her arm , placating . |
| 7 | He laid a hand on her shoulder , and she felt already in his touch the conscious , prudent reserve of the religious ; remembering the sensitive fingers that had once tuned her body like a fine instrument , her soul howled with the sense of loss . |
| 8 | He laid a hand on her heaving shoulder . |
| 9 | He laid a hand on Jeff 's shoulder . |
| 10 | He laid a hand on hers . |
| 11 | He passed a hand quickly over his eyes . |
| 12 | He passed a hand over his face , his expression hard , but she could detect a deep weariness in his fine eyes . |
| 13 | He smiled ; his broken teeth stung in the icy wind and he clapped a hand to his mouth in pain , his eyes watering . |
| 14 | Another trooper fell out of line , and this time when he got a hand to the wooden rail at the side of the bridge he collapsed across it . |
| 15 | He wiped a hand across his mouth , and stared at the scarlet smear on the back of his black glove . |
| 16 | You , me , ’ and he levelled a hand at Creed , ‘ and the chairman . |
| 17 | If anything , there was something almost tender in his look when , ‘ Poor drahá , ’ he murmured gently , while at the same time he moved a hand to where her shoulder-strap had fallen down , and put it back in place again . |
| 18 | Cutting the grass , especially when he used a hand mower on the trickier Patches , was best . |
| 19 | MacDowell 's got a load to deliver and he wants a hand so we 'll do it in the lunch hour ; new headquarters of the respected firm of MacDowell and Co : ye esteemed Eagle and Child public house to be found ( if it be not removed by ye demolition men ) at the corner of — you feel like coming then ? |
| 20 | He lifted a hand off his cup in weary salute to one of his sergeants. a very dark Scot in a crumpled grey suit who was walking over from the counter , and the man altered course to sit opposite him . |
| 21 | ‘ The only need I have where you 're concerned is for you to leave me alone , Luke — ’ She froze momentarily as he lifted a hand , passing light fingers over the bright satiny curls at one side of her head . |
| 22 | He lifted a hand and , touching her pale cheek with gentle fingers , gave her a heart-stopping smile . |
| 23 | He lifted a hand , and looked as if he was going to touch her cheek , and then dropped it . |
| 24 | When Murphy is shot to pieces by the sadistic Clarence Botticker ( Kurtwood Smith ) and his gang , he loses a hand and then an arm before finally being shot in the head . |
| 25 | He slammed a hand on the door , then said bitingly , ‘ I 'll see you at breakfast in twenty minutes ! ’ |
| 26 | He dug a hand into his bag and brought it out to show Ruth . ’ |
| 27 | Then , his expression quite impassive , he dug a hand into a trouser pocket and carefully , as if trying to hold fast to quick-silver , brought up a fistful of small change . |
| 28 | The Earl 's own eyes were moist , but he dug a hand into the pocket of his frock-coat and brought out a handkerchief . |
| 29 | ( He raises a hand at GUIL while ROS bows — GUIL bows late and hurriedly ) … and Guildenstern . |
| 30 | ( He raises a hand at ROS while GUIL bows to him — ROS is still straightening up from his previous now and half way up he bows down again . |