Example sentences of "hand [subord] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , when the rice and meat were ready , Mina fetched some pots of river-water from the big copper container in the corner and everyone washed their hands where they were sitting round the fire . |
| 2 | It was in their interests to make work for the dental profession and sell vitamin C , not to let it get about that simply by keeping their hands where they ought to be young people could have healthy teeth and gums for life . |
| 3 | They cut , and the actress scrambled up and examined her knees ; a woman from Wardrobe ran up and gave her a change of mack , and bent to apply panstick to her hands where they had been dirtied by the wrecker's-yard floor ; she checked her hose and brushed her hair and the actress shook her head slowly from side to side so that it fluffed . |
| 4 | Ashore , Stan Weatherall and Peter Harris followed the general practice in a beach-head : lending a hand where they could . |
| 5 | Two geo ( artificial ) textiles are laid into the bottom of the trench which is then covered with four to six inches of angular cobbles which are laid in by hand so they knit together : A two inch layer of fine gravel is then spread on top . |
| 6 | Philip held out his hand like they did in films . |
| 7 | I think they 'd have a battle on their hands if they did . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ There are people who might try to take the law into their own hands if they find that the police and community leaders are not achieving results . |
| 9 | Mr Knapp warned passengers and rail workers alike their fate was in their own hands if they voted for candidates supporting privatisation . |
| 10 | That profit gives them plenty in hand if they should decide to extend their very considerable British marina interests . |
| 11 | If on the other hand if they got it genuinely after the policy was enforced , that 's the risk that we take . |
| 12 | He scrubbed his hands until they were nearly raw . |
| 13 | Slowly he raised his hands until they were above waist level , and turned the palms outward to show that he was unarmed . |
| 14 | The fourth series ( starting on Wednesday , BBC1 , 4.35pm ) covers plenty of ground quizzing people about relationships , models about their looks and one teenager with an obsession that led him to wash his hands until they bled . |
| 15 | We were deprived a show of hands because they knew they would be defeated and embarrassed . ’ |
| 16 | It is important the fireworks do n't get into young children 's hands because they themselves er will be in danger . |
| 17 | Misguidedly they are taking the law into their own hands because they believe the police are not doing their job properly for whatever reason . |
| 18 | Misguidedly they are taking the law into their own hands because they believe the police are not doing their job properly for whatever reason . |
| 19 | A huge volume of Ferranti shares has changed hands since they returned to trading just over a week ago and a number of other potential bidders are believed to have built up small stakes . |
| 20 | He enjoyed handling Glic 's pups , that Luch , alone in the castle , was allowed to lift from their dam 's teats and set warm and wriggling in his hands while they were as blind as he was himself . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh hush , hush ! ’ he said , as he felt their tears dropping on his hands while they kissed them ; ‘ dear Eric , dear Monty , why should you cry for me ? |
| 22 | They had stamped their feet and rubbed their hands while they were waiting about . |
| 23 | There 's a nursery as well with places for a hundred children aged between one and eight.The smallest children are taken off their mothers hands while they 're out at work and given a meal each day . |
| 24 | Chefs like myself have referred to them and kept them at hand since they were written over 10 years ago , along with books such as Jane Grigson 's on vegetables . |
| 25 | He was flushed and happy and he had n't let go of her hand since they 'd sat down . |
| 26 | They crept up the back staircase to the third floor , testing each tread for creaks before stepping on it , nightclothes bunched in one hand lest they trip . |
| 27 | One medium even claimed to have made a plaster cast of a pair of ectoplasmic hands before they dissolved . |
| 28 | Wash chopping boards , knives , other equipment and your hands after they 've been used in the preparation of raw food . |
| 29 | People whose disabilities begin with severe illness or injury find themselves in medical hands whether they like it or not . |
| 30 | Some people change their guard hands as they step , but this curtails the punch 's potential . |