Example sentences of "hand over hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it landed , the Americans had no steps tall enough to reach it , a gratifying start except for the fact that the Chairman of the Council of Ministers and his party had to climb down an emergency ladder hand over hand . |
| 2 | He knew that he would have to climb down , hand over hand , foot dangling until it got a hold , body close to the wood , face turned up and away from whatever awesome sight awaited him at the bottom of the tree . |
| 3 | Hand over hand |
| 4 | Hand over hand circles |
| 5 | The rope swayed a little as he went down hand over hand , then he was on the ground and the rope went still again as he held it fast and turned his face up to her . |
| 6 | She turned away , shutting her eyes to adjust them to the darkness , and then with no further hesitation she was going down the rope hand over hand , her feet and knees checking at each knot . |
| 7 | Tucking the loaf into her shirt top , Jess wrapped herself monkey-like , legs and arms round the rope , swinging across the scummy water hand over hand , gripping and letting go with easy rhythm until she reached the side of the brig . |
| 8 | Suddenly , the driver runs up a tree , climbing swiftly , hand over hand . |
| 9 | He waited while , hand over hand on the jetty rail , she made her way towards them . |
| 10 | We were both thrown down and began to roll across the deck , but I was on my feet first and climbed up into the sails , hand over hand . |
| 11 | The drum grew louder in the final roll , the flautists blew steadily , keying up anticipation , and the rattle fell silent as Dulé took one step with his other foot and left the ground , then hand over hand into the air shinned up the free-standing ladder till he alighted at the tenth rung and hung there like a heron on a breakwater at home , it seemed to Kit , even as he asked himself in wonder , what unearthly magic 's here ? |
| 12 | Then , in the depths of sleep he heard the summons and pulled himself up , hand over hand , back to the surface of consciousness . |
| 13 | There was a rope around his waist and he was letting himself down , hand over hand . |