Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [unc] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | F'r instance , he had n't attacked that smooth-faced kid in the other big room , the kid whose mask he once snatched , the kid who lasered Biff 's hand , the kid whose cronies dragged Crackpot away to a fiery torment . |
| 2 | What the linesman and the TV commentators failed to notice was that Peter Winterbottom was attempting to pull Sole 's hand from Probyn 's leg . |
| 3 | Almost thrusting the child away , she turned and stamped from the room , banging the door behind her ; and , had not the Mother Superior moved quickly round the table and caught Millie 's hand , the child would have followed her . |
| 4 | I clenched Toby 's hand and he clenched back , and I could see his face all the time in the middle of the surrounding blackness . |
| 5 | Mr Sanderson stepped forward to shake Maggie 's hand . |
| 6 | ‘ You 're not old , ’ Caroline said , patting Anna 's hand . |
| 7 | The glass of wine chilled Sara 's hand , she listened to the sharp-ended sentences flicking through the air as her husband and Nicholas spoke . |
| 8 | He grasped Dalgliesh 's hand with a firm grip but did n't speak . |
| 9 | He wrung Boyd 's hand . |
| 10 | ‘ You are looking at Flittern Rattletrap ! ’ announced the man , extending a limb to shake Cleo 's hand . |
| 11 | The ref holds Keith 's hand higher and shouts , ‘ The Winna ! ’ |
| 12 | Bill notices Claire 's hand digging into his wrist . |
| 13 | Daffodil was playfully patting Filmer 's hand . |
| 14 | He gave Marianne a none-too-gentle shove , grasped Shae 's hand firmly in his own , and walked resolutely along the corridor towards the make-up room , ignoring the interested looks of the other actors , and Marianne 's attempts to wriggle away . |
| 15 | The path widened and flattened as it came out of the Grove and she caught Nick 's hand to make him run faster . |
| 16 | The man who rose from behind a large polished desk on the far side of the room , and came forward to shake Robyn 's hand , was smaller and more ordinary-looking than she had expected . |
| 17 | Folly drifted in and out of sleep , waking to find Luke 's hand upon her breast and his eyes open , watching her . |
| 18 | She leant across the car and grasped Maura 's hand , forcing herself to give her daughter a little wink . |
| 19 | Thessy , forced to put the scuba outfit down to shake Rickie 's hand , stammered that he did not mind what he was called , but Rickie had already forgotten his question . |
| 20 | We noticed that they touched each other all evening , shoulder to shoulder , knee to knee , nothing obvious , although I did see O raise Boy 's hand to his lips once , and later I saw Boy rest his head on O 's knees , just lay it there for a moment like a dog . |
| 21 | He lifted Denis 's hand and placed all the money in it . |
| 22 | I could actually feel Toby 's hand stiffen in mine as he withdrew himself . |
| 23 | Come on then , you hold mummy 's hand . |
| 24 | Drank more coffee , poured more wine , sidestepped Jed 's hand , sometimes did n't . |
| 25 | ‘ Mr Snodgrass , ’ answered Angelina solemnly , seizing Oliver 's hand enthusiastically , ‘ not for worlds . ’ |
| 26 | Standing at his father 's shoulder , Lachlan noticed Farquhar 's hand on the hilt of his knife , and gestured secretly to him to remove it . |
| 27 | I noticed Southgate 's hand had fallen to the hilt of his rapier . |
| 28 | The cry that escaped from Rosalba made Caterina 's throat tighten ; she dropped Rosa 's hand from her grasp , and thought she might weep in sympathy with the funny sound , half-sob , half-gasp , that issued from her sister . |
| 29 | Deuce arrived with a Coke and the champagne , which he poured too quickly : the head spilled over the glass , soaking Nicholas 's hand . |
| 30 | She dropped Wexford 's hand , recoiling as if in taking it she had done something indecent . |