Example sentences of "[adj] hand [coord] [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He put the gun sideways in his mouth to give him two free hands and I thought about trying to grab it off him but I thought I 'd probably kill one of us and even if I did n't I was no match for him and he 'd just take it off me again . |
| 2 | The malai shoved him in the chest with his free hand but he pointed the gun at the ground behind him . |
| 3 | We 've given them no bother as far the union is concerned — they 've had a free hand and we feel severely let down |
| 4 | She banged on it with her free hand and it was opened by Higgins . |
| 5 | Before he left , he held out his free hand and I took it . |
| 6 | Before he left , he held out his free hand and I took it . |
| 7 | The Prime Minister gave Lord Mountbatten a free hand and he selected six brilliant senior officers who , like the Commodore — soon promoted Vice-Admiral — had a flair for cutting red tape and reconciling different services ' points of view . |
| 8 | Tremulously she took his outstretched hand and it closed around hers as if it had been there forever . |
| 9 | But I was an extra hand and they were glad to have my help . |
| 10 | She held out a twisted hand and I stepped forward to shake it lightly . |
| 11 | a real hand and I gave you about thirty chances , they all stuck together . |
| 12 | Chesarynth hung back , not wanting him behind her , but he ushered her in with little shooing motions of his manicured hands and she had no choice . |
| 13 | My younger brother is holding my left hand but he is only vaguely present , shadowy . |
| 14 | Bring this loop up to your left wrist and tuck it under the rope tied to that wrist at the point marked B. Once you have pushed a little through , grasp it and place it over your left hand and you will be free once more . |
| 15 | Once when I was at school he told me that I should spend the entire summer working on improving my passing off my left hand and my kicking off my left foot . |
| 16 | I had my trumpet case in my left hand and my Esmonde special take-away in a paper carrier and my coffee in a Higgins ' bag in my right . |
| 17 | However , her future as a concert pianist was forestalled by an injury to her left hand and she then began her life 's work of promoting musical appreciation . |
| 18 | His chin was in his oversized hands and he was beaming . |
| 19 | It did mention in the , the sort of packet that maybe feel cold with cold hands and what have you . |
| 20 | Although , like the other papers in the group , it had an African editor and staff , final editorial control was in white hands and there was usually close white supervision . |
| 21 | Only I was just scared — I could have broken her in two with my bare hands and I was scared to death of her . |
| 22 | Ben Braithwaite , who could never stand being told what to do , particularly by the landlord of a common tavern , even if he did have a diamond on his swarthy hand and his name was Goldsborough , had spoken sharply . |
| 23 | The huge ruby looked wonderful on her slim , but capable hand and she gazed at it as though mesmerised . |
| 24 | Then the front zip of her jeans yielded to his importuning hands and he eased away a little so that his fingers could slide inside , seeking , exploring , sensitising , until shudders shook her from head to foot . |
| 25 | Held out a spidery hand and you took it |
| 26 | He says they 're safe in the right hands but you still have to be careful . |
| 27 | I worry that it 's coming from my sticky hand and I 'm frightened that the man will smell it . |
| 28 | Anthony , recognizing incompetence , grasped Dalgliesh 's hair firmly with a sticky hand and he felt the momentary touch of a cheek , so soft that it was like the fall of a petal . |
| 29 | Hold two balls in your right hand and one in your left . |
| 30 | The pain seemed to take a back seat momentarily , then he moved his right hand and it came thundering back into his mind . |