Example sentences of "hand as if [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obediently , they bowed their heads and he dusted his hands as if they had been contaminated . |
| 2 | ‘ Thank you for reminding me , ’ he said , dropping her hand as if he had grasped something distasteful . |
| 3 | But if he had first dropped the razor , why should it be lying on top of the blanket and so conveniently close to his hand as if it had slipped from the opening fingers ? |
| 4 | Once she was inside his trousers , her slim fingers caressed his sleeping organ until it jumped in her hand as if it had been bitten . |
| 5 | I stared stupidly at the bag in my hand as if it had just been dropped there from a helicopter . |
| 6 | The feel of his warm flesh under her finger gave her such an odd surge of panic that she retracted her hand as if she 'd been burnt . |
| 7 | She glanced at her left hand as if she 'd forgotten the fact , and was instantly ashamed to find herself wishing she had n't been wearing the showy diamond solitaire . |