Example sentences of "hand and [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meredith marched across , grasped his pullover in both hands and dragged him off the pillows to shake him violently . |
| 2 | ‘ The film will feature interviews with victims of male aggression in Ireland , Nicaragua , Palestine and Hackney , focusing on the need for women everywhere to join hands and liberate ourselves from the yoke of anti-female oppression , ’ said the letter . |
| 3 | She picked the onions up between cupped hands and dropped them into the frying pan on the cooker . |
| 4 | Giles leaned forward ; he took her face between his hands and kissed her on the mouth . |
| 5 | Izzie came and gave the cups into Gabriel 's hands and kissed him on the forehead . |
| 6 | There were three soldiers for every nun ; they tied our hands and took us to a small room , two soldiers pushing each nun . |
| 7 | Henry took the heavily laden tray from Peggy 's hands and put it on a side-table as Lizzie said , ‘ Did she have her dinner and tea all at once ? ’ |
| 8 | He snatched the girlie magazine from his comrade 's hands and tossed it on the seat . |
| 9 | He got the ends of the belt around his hands and wound them into a good , tight grip . |
| 10 | She took one of his hands and pressed it to the bodice of her gown . |
| 11 | Using the trowel she chipped at the ground outside the door , prising cold earth from among the prickly stems and broken bricks , gathering it with her hands and putting it into the bucket . |
| 12 | He sat on the top step , raised the automatic with both hands and aimed it at the arm that was writhing in the aperture below . |
| 13 | She takes his face between her hands and kisses him on the lips . |
| 14 | He rattled them between cupped hands and threw them into the dust . |
| 15 | Ruth nodded and before she could ask him if he was too he clasped her hands and hauled her from the water into his arms . |
| 16 | Ignoring her protests , Marc pulled her hips hard against him , moulding her beneath the palms of his hands and forcing her against the silk-covered wall of the corridor . |
| 17 | More recently Hairy Hands has been reported as wresting steering wheels from drivers ' hands and forcing them off the road , often causing appalling accidents . |
| 18 | And she took the child by the hand and walked her to the settle , and when they were seated she looked at the small figure by her side , at the hair , like a golden halo round the oval face , and the limpid grey eyes gazing so trustfully at her . |
| 19 | When they returned to the turreted stable block , Victoria was taught how to lead a pony in hand and walked it around the stable proudly . |
| 20 | Before they left , Gallardo shook Valenzuela 's hand and thanked him for the cigarettes he had given him in captivity . |
| 21 | Bernice dumped the remaining food on the floor with a few sweeps of her hand and kicked it under the rubber skirts of the machine . |
| 22 | A tall and smartly dressed Englishwoman took my hand and put me in a chauffeur-driven car and , suddenly , after three months of confinement behind barbed-wire fences , we were driving away , through the barrier and down the lanes thick and bright with the leaves and flowers of spring . |
| 23 | Evelyn snatched the packet from his hand and put it in the pocket of her apron . |
| 24 | She put out her hand and laid it on the book , then said : |
| 25 | He took the spoon out of her hand and laid it on the table . |
| 26 | He dropped a long , searching kiss on her mouth , then took her shaking hand and laid it against the powerful , overpowering size of his arousal . |
| 27 | Sabrina intervened by taking the poniard from Graham 's hand and slipping it down the side of her boot . |
| 28 | Nicolo took her hand and forced it towards the dark , slashing opening . |
| 29 | He stayed beside the car as she crossed the narrow pavement , but the shadowed gaze followed her as she shakily climbed the steps to the door of the house , slid her key into the lock with a trembling hand and let herself into the hallway . |
| 30 | He took the sword out of Alexei 's hand and jabbed it into the planks at the bottom of the punt , then draped Alexei 's coat over it . |