Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [verb] [pos pn] hand [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Going down in the lift which was uncrowded because it was still early for lunch Maxim said : ‘ I think he just wants to put his hand on your knee — in a purely uncle-ly fashion . ’ |
| 2 | You just want to put your hand on him and he 'll start to quiver — afraid you 're going to back him . |
| 3 | Nice and easy for those of you just beginning to try your hand at intarsia and it 's not too difficult to work out the chart for yourself with the many aids available . |
| 4 | He was too weak to speak any more , but he just managed to lift my hand to his lips . |
| 5 | These butterflies are so quick and easy to make the more enthusiastic amongst you will probably want to try your hand at producing various named species ! |
| 6 | We had originally intended to try our hand at clay pigeon shooting or perhaps even gliding , but our time was running out and there was still so much we wanted to see . |
| 7 | We had originally intended to try our hand at clay pigeon shooting or perhaps even gliding , but our time was running out and there was still so much we wanted to see . |
| 8 | When he brushed some hair away from her face he might just as well have placed his hand on her most intimate spot . |
| 9 | In other incidents she might simply have placed her hand over the child 's mouth or nose , or interfered with its oxygen supply with ‘ dramatic consequence ’ . |
| 10 | She had gathered her robes around her , sunk to the ground and then had lifted her hand to her face ( so painfully it looked as though her wrist was broken ) with exactly the same gesture with which this man now covered his eyes . |
| 11 | But he rarely had to put his hand in his own pocket . |