Example sentences of "[pos pn] hand [vb past] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | My hand went to the handle of the front door but without my touching it , the handle moved and the door crashed open . |
| 2 | It was a shape she knew well , and her hand fell to the covers . |
| 3 | Her hand drifted to the back of his head and without any conscious decision of her own it pressed lightly to bring his mouth to her aching , demanding breast . |
| 4 | Her hand went to her throat . |
| 5 | As he came towards her her hand went to her throat , and he said , ‘ It 's all right . |
| 6 | Her hand went to the holstered gun slung on her thigh . |
| 7 | Then her hand went to her mouth . |
| 8 | Her hand went to her mouth and she looked at me wide-eyed . |
| 9 | As she left the dining-room her hand went to the bulge in her pocket . |
| 10 | Her hand went to her mouth and she stopped singing . |
| 11 | When her hand reached to palm the door-switch he said , ‘ And do n't forget . |
| 12 | Her hand strayed to the key that hung around her neck . |
| 13 | Then she saw the whip and her hand flew to her throat . |
| 14 | Her hand flew to her throat . |
| 15 | I told her and her hand flew to her mouth as her eyes widened . |
| 16 | Though they were standing as far apart as they could , and though they were both fully dressed , her hand flew to her mouth and her eyes widened . |
| 17 | Her hand rose to her lips , soft and still tingling from the hard pressure of his possessive mouth . |
| 18 | Sometimes , as he sat at his desk over a dull report , his hand strayed to the telephone and he called her . |
| 19 | His hand strayed to the cigarette lighter . |
| 20 | His hand went to his eyes . |
| 21 | Well , the hatred was strong enough now , and his hand went to his bruised cheek . |
| 22 | His hand went to the patch again . |
| 23 | His hand went to the inside of his jacket . |
| 24 | His hand went to the telephone but withdrew . |
| 25 | His hand went to the hilt of his sword . |
| 26 | His hand went to the small of her back , pulling her to him once more in spite of her resistance . |
| 27 | Then he saw Mr Quigley and his hand went to his mouth . |
| 28 | His hand went to the button of his jeans and she hastily lowered her lids . |
| 29 | As his hand came to her arm she lashed out at him and he caught her close to save himself the trouble of subduing her in any other way . |
| 30 | It was just the way his hand flew to his pocket when you hammered at the door . ’ |