Example sentences of "[v-ing] it [prep] her hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Travis held up the Thermos and Paige nodded , proffering her cup , cradling it in her hands a while to savour the warmth and aroma . |
| 2 | It must , thought Fenella , snatching the spell off the wall and holding it between her hands as she stood at the silver door , waiting for an indication that the Robemaker had gone . |
| 3 | She began to run again , down towards it , jumping from tussock to tussock , and then her hat came loose and she snatched it off , scattering pins as she did so , and ran on , holding it in her hand and every so often bowling it ahead of her like a hoop . |
| 4 | Using the trowel she chipped at the ground outside the door , prising cold earth from among the prickly stems and broken bricks , gathering it with her hands and putting it into the bucket . |
| 5 | She groped vaguely for her handbag , then found that Luke was putting it into her hand . |
| 6 | ‘ Madam , the Great Seal is as you know , on the sovereign 's demise , temporarily entrusted to the lord chancellor , ’ he said , beneficently placing it in her hands . |
| 7 | In one fluid movement , he swept up the bag and its contents , placing it in her hands . |
| 8 | She raised her glass to break it against his face but he intercepted her , snatching it from her hand . |
| 9 | ‘ Do n't forget our date , ’ he reminded her , scribbling down an address and thrusting it into her hand . |