Example sentences of "hand and [vb past] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gordon Mahoney held the brandy glass in his hand and swirled the amber fluid around gently before sipping at it . |
| 2 | Here , she hesitated before she raised her hand and lifted the black knocker . |
| 3 | He held out his hand and angled the blue gemstone of his ring to her face . |
| 4 | She put out a hand and touched the prostrate woman — and drew it away in distress . |
| 5 | She put out her hand and touched the bony elbow . |
| 6 | Corbett raised his hand and touched the ruined oak behind him . |
| 7 | Iskandara raised a hand and touched the pale painted hand above her . |
| 8 | What a pity Roman did n't take after any of them , she thought privately , smiling as Christian reached out a rather sticky little hand and tugged the poppy-flowered silk sleeve of her sheath-dress , and then caught at the heavy blonde plait at her nape . |
| 9 | Mathers licked the thumb and forefinger of his right hand and opened the little wallet , then pushed it back . |
| 10 | He withdrew his hand and sipped the watered wine . |
| 11 | He supported the head with one hand and pulled the upper shoulder towards him . |
| 12 | ‘ I knew , ’ and he picked up his poor dead broken hand and removed the white glove . |
| 13 | Suddenly she lifted her hand and examined the brown , greasy deposit that her fingers had picked up and grimaced in disgust . |
| 14 | He reached up with his right hand and grasped the tightly-furled queue at the back of his head , his fingers closing about the coil of fine white hair . |