Example sentences of "hand over [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She put her hand over its back and then slowly began to climb down . |
| 2 | Holding a joint of beef before him on an outstretched arm , he would wave his free hand over its surface in a gesture approaching a mystical rite , conferring upon the excellence of his merchandise a value far in excess of what the none-too-prosperous housewives of Reine hoped to pay . |
| 3 | Jeff loves it ; he strokes his hand over her head as if she were a child . |
| 4 | ‘ Now you look pretty , ’ he said approvingly , running the palm of his hand over her head to give it a final shine . |
| 5 | Her right cheek twitched and she ran a hand over her head to brush down some stray , dyed hairs . |
| 6 | He came up behind her , put one hand over her shoulder and one around her waist . |
| 7 | She ran a hand over her hair , arranged the shawl so that it covered both her and the baby , and went out with her long resolute stride ; she had recovered quickly from this birth . |
| 8 | Blanche coughed and ran a hand over her forehead . |
| 9 | Iris passed a hand over her forehead . |
| 10 | Sophie passed her hand over her forehead , then began to unfasten the drip . |
| 11 | He drew the splayed fingers of one hand over her throat and down to cup one breast , and , even as she tried to back away , Shannon felt her nipples puckering , begging for his touch . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , ’ Erika placed her hand over her mouth . |
| 13 | He swore vehemently , causing Maggie to clamp a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing . |
| 14 | She turned to me as the train slowed , her hand over her mouth and her eyes wide . |
| 15 | ‘ You must be mad , insane , ’ Agnes almost yelled at her , only to clap a hand over her mouth and glance towards the door as if expecting it to open and her mother to appear ; and for a while there was silence between them , except for the slight moaning sound coming from Jessie . |
| 16 | And when Jessie saw this man that she loved slide down the wall , then drop onto his side , she screamed ; but her screaming was soon checked by her father who , staggering towards her , put his hand over her mouth then twisted one of her arms behind her and thrust her towards the staircase door . |
| 17 | Mrs Beattie laughed again , so hard in fact she had to put her hand over her mouth . |
| 18 | As the door closed , Mrs Stocks wiped the back of her hand over her mouth . |
| 19 | Ernest clapped a hand over her mouth . |
| 20 | She stopped abruptly , almost as if she had metaphorically clapped a hand over her mouth . |
| 21 | He held his hand over her mouth and tried to pull down her ski pants . |
| 22 | Before she could cry out , he put his left hand over her mouth to silence her . |
| 23 | Jane , watching from the entrance , had a hand over her mouth . |
| 24 | Picking Benny up gently he cradled his head in his lap , conscious of his-mother standing in the garden , her hand over her mouth as if terrified of what she might find . |
| 25 | She stood in the restaurant with her hand over her mouth and tears in her eyes . |
| 26 | She put her hand over her mouth . |
| 27 | Alice yawned , put her hand over her mouth , said , " Sorry , we were up late … " and yawned again , offering the policewoman the right sort of smile . |
| 28 | Then she realized what she had said and put a hand over her mouth in consternation . |
| 29 | I reach forward , the knife in one hand , the other glove touching then gathering and balling a fistful of duvet and then pulling it sharply , throwing it away behind me as I leap forward , seeing her pale nakedness in the same instant as I slap my hand over her mouth ; her eyes open wide and she starts trying to push up ; I force her back down into the bed , hand still over her mouth . |
| 30 | Cassie caught her breath , putting her hand over her mouth to stop herself from crying out . |