Example sentences of "[pos pn] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Waiting down below for us , I should n't wonder — wanting us to get a move on so ‘ s 'e can keep 'is hand in at 'is old trade ! |
| 2 | I smiled and held out my hand . |
| 3 | I felt my hand touch something feathery and I pulled it out to see what it was . |
| 4 | ‘ I put my hand in my pocket to get my cigarettes . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Er , yes , ’ I said , and I offered her my hand . |
| 6 | I did n't know what to say , so I just held out my hand and she heaved me up . |
| 7 | Had n't shifted one crease from the pillows where you sat and smoked and drank coffee , my hand on your warm naked breast . |
| 8 | Pike shook my hand ; Forbes slapped me on the back . |
| 9 | There is the unity of the moment : different tactile and proprioceptive sensations amount to a coherent body image ; different visual sensations cohere to a visual field ; and sensations from different modalities converge to a general sensory field , an organized moment-by-moment presence of a world , so that the feeling in my hand as I hold a stone , the sight of the sea and the sound of the seagull behind me are all not merely present but co-present . |
| 10 | She was polite , she gave me a small box of chocolates with a thank-you card and kissed me and shook my hand when she came for a meal on Sunday . |
| 11 | I did n't know exactly where Leicester Square was , but 1 did know it was n't far from Piccadilly , I had seen it in one of those tourist maps I had in my hand a short while ago , did n't know where it went , probably left it in the cinema showing the explicit sex film which was n't . |
| 12 | Whenever I say ‘ sit ’ he does n't listen but if I have a biscuit in my hand he does it straight away . |
| 13 | I detect all kinds of vibrations and illnesses in people , animals and plants simply with an old motor car speedometer cable which starts swinging in my hand . |
| 14 | ‘ The men around me jumped around and shouted and shook my hand , and Nelson hugged me . |
| 15 | He thrust a mess tin full of steak and kidney into my hand , and with a scowl on his face he remarked , ‘ After this lot , Piper , we are back to the usual shit , unless something special turns up , like cooks and normal rations ! ’ |
| 16 | The Frenchman shook my hand and as I looked at him and his family I thought slowly to myself , ‘ What a bloody chance he is taking . |
| 17 | I said , holding it out on the palm of my hand . |
| 18 | One lands on the back of my hand and thrusts its needle-like head into my skin . |
| 19 | I wait until it fills itself and then I swat it , the blood splashing over my hand . |
| 20 | Raising myself on one hand to peer over the ditch before clambering out onto the road , my hand and forearm suddenly went through the soft earth up to the elbow . |
| 21 | As I pulled my arm out there was a rush of foul-smelling air ; my hand and arm covered with a green and black substance . |
| 22 | I felt a strong feeling of nausea as I realised that I had put my hand through the chest of a dead British soldier that could have been lying in the ditch for several days . |
| 23 | He jumped into the air several times then shook my hand , ‘ Merci , merci , Cornemuse , ; venez manger avec mois ce soir . ’ |
| 24 | As we marched out of the farm the Commando behind me thrust a mug full of very tasty wine into my hand . |
| 25 | My mother is holding my hand to stop me getting away across the foyer . |
| 26 | After the meeting of the Cabinet held that same Sunday evening , when it became apparent that agreement could not be reached on the economy package , MacDonald , on his way to the palace , told Sir Ernest Harvey , the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England : ‘ I am off to the Palace to throw in my hand . ' |
| 27 | It is a hobby he has taken up with two main aims in mind : ‘ Firstly , it keeps my hand in as far as manufacturing is concerned and secondly I like to see this small bit of entrepreneuralism on my doorstep . |
| 28 | I put my hand inside his coat and took hold of that wallet . |
| 29 | I 'm sort of kneeling there , so I put my hand on Marie 's back to make her feel better , but she rolls away from me . |
| 30 | I feel her touch my hand again , but I ca n't look at her . |