Example sentences of "hand [verb] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | David must have anticipated this , for as soon as he left his car he made his way across to them , Belinda in tow with her hand tucked into his arm . |
| 2 | There was a knock on the door and Craig tensed , his big hands clenching into fists . |
| 3 | That stung , and she swung round in the seat , her hands clenching into fists . |
| 4 | The sleeve for the hemiplegic arm is gathered together , and the unaffected hand goes into it from the cuff , in order to draw the hemiplegic hand into the sleeve up to the wrist . |
| 5 | He looked up directly into Cardiff 's eyes , gritted his teeth , and waited for his hands to sink into the concrete . |
| 6 | And the hard chill crept through her bones as her husband 's hand crept into the blonde student 's blouse and they both smiled . |
| 7 | She had the dreadful thought that once her hands plunged into the foul greasiness , she would feel reaching , grasping hands under the surface , clutching at her , pulling her down until she was drowning . |
| 8 | She advanced on Maybelle , her hands clenched into fists , as she had advanced on her little brothers , sometimes seriously , sometimes in play . |
| 9 | Isabel 's hands clenched into tiny fists at her sides as she struggled against the waves of savage anger threatening to sweep her beyond caution . |
| 10 | He walked away , his whole body rigid with tension , his hands clenched into fists , his face like a mask . |
| 11 | Paul took a threatening step forward , then paused , his big hands clenched into fists of rage . |
| 12 | His hands clenched into fists . |
| 13 | Alexei 's right hand clenched into a fist and Rostov tensed to receive the attack which he was sure he had provoked . |
| 14 | A large hand smacked into his mouth and although he bit at it the thumb was forced like a gag between his teeth . |
| 15 | Swearing as her dead left hand crashed into a chair in the dark , Jezrael made her way across the room , sat down facing him . |
| 16 | Mixed with the undersize , it was then hand sorted into three grades : solid chalcopyrite ; good ore with some gangue or rock adhering ; and low grade stuff The solid ore was passed to the bucking shed where maidens using heavy buckers , hammers with wide flat heads , beat it on iron plates , each fed from a small hopper ( See Fig. 22 ) , to about thumbnail size . |
| 17 | His hands rose into the air and clenched , as though he was wrestling a bullock by its horns . |
| 18 | He stood Willie on the armchair , took the towel away and placed the nightshirt over his head , cutting more away from the hem until Willie 's toes and hands came into view . |
| 19 | For an older child , use your hand made into a fist , using gentle but firm upwards pressure with the other hand supporting his back . |
| 20 | At this point his heavy hand came into harsh contact with my face . |
| 21 | He jumped as his hand came into contact with something warm and furry . |
| 22 | He changed course and reached it , just as a hand came into view , with the top of somebody 's headgear lying inside . |
| 23 | The plaintiff 's hand came into contact with a moving grinding wheel which was not fenced . |
| 24 | A flurry of hands whisked into the air , accompanied by chaotic shouts . |
| 25 | Lucenzo 's hands curved into her waist , holding her firmly against him , the masculine sensuality of his mouth a terrible focus for her eyes . |
| 26 | sweaty hands soaking into it or anything |
| 27 | Behind him , Briant sat calmly , legs outstretched , his hands thrust into the pockets of his near-white coat , his eyes fixed on the toes of his highly polished shoes as he rocked his crossed ankles in a slow rhythm . |
| 28 | It looked perfectly human , dressed in a grey , well-cut suit and black tie , its collar turned up against the cold , its hands thrust into its pockets . |
| 29 | He had his hands thrust into his coat pockets and his shoulders were hunched . |
| 30 | She sprang nimbly to her feet and approached him , her hands thrust into the pockets of her baggy camouflage pants . |