Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [vb infin] [pron] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children should always wash their hands before handling food , particularly if they 've recently been in contact with pets . |
| 2 | It takes a good deal of suppleness to be able to get both your elbows onto the ground — you might only get your hands flat on the floor to begin with . |
| 3 | The secret I find and you may over the next day or day and a half to a couple of days you may well see me just do that occasionally I 'll just throw my hands back down to me side . |
| 4 | And — just for ten minutes , ten or fifteen minutes , and the others stay with me , and we 'll just try our hands at a couple of |
| 5 | Erm I mean I 'm concerned again through his eyesight that i were we to put him as the assistant and put him on a machine , that he might just put his hand somewhere and get his hand bloody trapped or whatever with his eyesight . |
| 6 | It wo n't be long before she catches a chill , and then I 'll really have my hands full . |
| 7 | You might even try your hand at designing your own . |
| 8 | Although I do seem to remember a little scene after you 'd carelessly cut your hand at the fountain , when I mentioned a few more personal attributes that were to my liking . ’ |
| 9 | I 'd sooner have my hands cut off than vote Conservative . ’ |
| 10 | I 'd sooner have my hands cut off than vote Conservative . ’ |
| 11 | Twenty-two goal Peacock is out of contract in the summer and though Boro boss Lennie Lawrence has made no approach , he could soon show his hand . |
| 12 | I could just see my hand when I held it out . |
| 13 | God , if I could just get my hands on the bastards who did that to your house ! |
| 14 | I ca n't tell anyone , she thought ; people would n't believe me , they 'd just pat my hand and give me tranquillizers . |
| 15 | Her sense of its deliberate concealment was overwhelmingly strong-it had been placed out of sight , but in a place where its owner could easily put his hand on it . |
| 16 | One such gillie , towards the end of his career , carried out his duties more by instinct than by reason : he had always been shortsighted , but , nearing retirement , he could hardly see his hand in front of his face . |
| 17 | Lydia could still feel her hands sweating . |
| 18 | Adult women could often turn their hand to more than one form of casual employment . |
| 19 | And even if she did she 'd never get her hands dirty helping in a kitchen ! ’ |
| 20 | I swore I 'd never take my hands out of my pockets again . |
| 21 | From time to time Rafiq would gently prise his hand free and stroke the boy 's hair , murmuring some soft endearment . |
| 22 | When she walked into a village the Africans would often clap their hands in a reverential way . |
| 23 | He would often hold her hand when they were at large gatherings : it was , one friend wrote , " very touching " . |
| 24 | Times when he would absentmindedly lay his hand on her shoulder , or stroke a wayward curl from her cheek . |
| 25 | In those days Madame would never stop him from drinking , would never put her hand out over his glass like a good or responsible woman is supposed to in such scenes ; Madame would give him the whole bottle , and say , quietly and sincerely , I hope you know what you 're doing . |
| 26 | Thingol , Luthien 's father , is so enraged that a mortal should dare to woo his daughter that he says he will only give her hand to Beren if he will wrest one of the Silmarils , or enchanted jewels , from the iron crown of the dark lord Margoth . |
| 27 | There is a mystic , psychic quality about them that is pleasantly disturbing , and often one of them will gently take my hand and gaze steadily into my eyes as if willing me better and I feel sort of honoured to be welcomed into their society . |
| 28 | No , I do n't mean punch the other person on the nose — apart from the fact that you will simply prolong or exacerbate the aggression , you will probably hurt your hand ! |
| 29 | But at any rate I can finally dust my hands and put my jacket on with a clear conscience . |
| 30 | Try this simple test : if you can easily slide your hand under the small of your back , the bed is probably too firm , but if it 's difficult the bed is probably too soft |