Example sentences of "[prep] hand [conj] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saw long legs and a big pair of hands and he was standing a long way from the ball , giving himself plenty of room . |
| 2 | Andy Slater had organised and taken part in the race , but with its rapid growth it was getting out of hand and he decided to back out . |
| 3 | It was not that God let him get out of hand because he was too weak to control him . |
| 4 | He also kicked badly out of hand until he settled down to play a more influential role after the interval . |
| 5 | Someone was half a length behind her on her outside but Kelly sensed that she had more in hand than he did . |
| 6 | He was more concerned with the work in hand and he pointed out to Jackson that the expense of making trials was great . |
| 7 | Even a president whose party controls both the House and the Senate is obliged to approach the legislature more or less cap in hand as he seeks approval for his programme . |
| 8 | Also , the coach should have a comprehensive kit on hand and he should be skilled enough to use it properly . |
| 9 | There were no major cases on hand and he had no excuse for neglecting the routine administrative work . |
| 10 | She owed it to him to be on hand when he needed her . |
| 11 | Or a rum and blackcurrant to hand while he played dominoes . |
| 12 | A pile was already to hand and he began folding the pamphlets and inserting them into the envelopes . |
| 13 | He took a chestnut from the pan and bounced it from hand to hand as he turned cheerily to enquire after Mrs Frere 's welfare . |
| 14 | He asked me whether I was a country person I asked what the qualifications were he said country born and bred , well I was born in Liverpool spent my childhood and early adolescence in rural Nottinghamshire , moved to Highfields , emigrated to the West Indies and now live in sub rural Blavey so I do n't know whether I qualify as a country person or not , but I 'd like to bet that I 've milked more cows by hand than he has if that 's any qualification . |
| 15 | Labor was cheap , time ran slow , and a girl sat beside the man typist to return each key by hand as he pressed it . |