Example sentences of "[conj] she [verb] a hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was so strong that she put a hand to her head and swayed . |
| 2 | Her mouth fell open , and she clapped a hand over it . |
| 3 | Bright evening sunlight glared through the windscreen , dazzling her after the gloom , and she raised a hand to shade her eyes just as Luke Calder turned the car into the road , cutting in front of a lorry so close that her stomach lurched . |
| 4 | Her right cheek twitched and she ran a hand over her head to brush down some stray , dyed hairs . |
| 5 | Besides , ’ her pudgy eyes suddenly narrowed and she ran a hand across her tattooed scalp , ‘ there are moves afoot which I am not at liberty to discuss . |
| 6 | The voice of the controller came clearly through the headphones , and she waved a hand in acknowledgement , then started winding the programme up . |
| 7 | Nausea welled up in her and she put a hand to her throat . |
| 8 | As she stood waiting , she felt again that wave of dizziness that bordered close to nausea , and she put a hand against the rough wall of the boat house to steady herself . |
| 9 | Her features buckled and she put a hand over her eyes . |
| 10 | Guilt flooded her in waves and she put a hand to her temple . |
| 11 | With a gesture almost roguish , as if she slapped a hand away , she tossed the frills back before lifting the lid off the biscuit box ( velvet-covered and braided ) that stood on her bedside table , to choose from its varied collection the biscuits most suitable for breakfast two crackers and two water biscuits . |
| 12 | Nathan made to roll on top of her , but she pressed a hand against his chest . |
| 13 | Ven was on his feet too when she extended a hand and began , ‘ You 've been very kind — ’ |
| 14 | Loretta was paying for the tickets at the cash desk when she felt a hand on her shoulder . |
| 15 | She was about to pursue his remark when she felt a hand on her arm . |
| 16 | Now when she needs a hand , Caroline turns to life chance . |
| 17 | She shook her head , still trembling as she pressed a hand to her mouth . |
| 18 | As she ran a hand over her short hair , she pulled a face . |
| 19 | As she raised a hand to wipe them away she noticed how deeply the dirt had eaten into her fingernails , so that they were not , and so long as she worked never would be , pink and sweet and shell-like . |
| 20 | As she raised a hand and proffered a glass of wine she smiled , and said , ‘ I think not . ’ |
| 21 | She stifled a yawn as she laid a hand on Jake 's . |
| 22 | As she worked a hand , or a foot , hard , protruding , worked its way up under her skin , outside her rib-cage . |