Example sentences of "[verb] his hands [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sally-Anne closed her eyes , opened them to see him lift his hands to cover his face , his head bent , shoulders bowed , his world in ruins about him . |
| 2 | Father Poole noticed his hands gripping his knees , the whites of the knuckles showing . |
| 3 | So when I stumbled against him and threw my arms round his neck he just stood there , unmoving except for a slight step backwards to keep his balance — though I thought I felt his hands touch my waist for just an instant as if they had made an automatic move to hold me which he had cancelled . |
| 4 | She heard the added urgency in his tone , felt his hands seize her shoulders , supporting her . |
| 5 | She leaned forward , her hair falling across her face , and as he lifted his head she brought her lips down on his , parting them with her tongue at the same moment as she felt his hands unzipping her jeans . |
| 6 | Still fastening buttons , she hobbled to the door in time to see Travis down the beach , waving his hands to attract its attention . |