Example sentences of "my hand and [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still laughing , they shook my hand and bade me , ‘ Bon courage , stranger . ’ |
| 2 | She frowned for a moment , then picked up my hand and led me to the window . |
| 3 | Quigley , with a short , convulsive movement that was halfway between a bow and a twitch , took my hand and led me towards her . |
| 4 | As I left my GP — he was passing me over to a surgeon — and he shook my hand and wished me luck — that in itself was a bad sign — neither the truth nor the meaning had really sunk in . |
| 5 | After a period spent talking about the Legion and what we thought it was going to be like , he turned to me , shook my hand and wished me good luck . |
| 6 | I need her to hold my hand and sit me down . |
| 7 | A tall and smartly dressed Englishwoman took my hand and put me in a chauffeur-driven car and , suddenly , after three months of confinement behind barbed-wire fences , we were driving away , through the barrier and down the lanes thick and bright with the leaves and flowers of spring . |
| 8 | I put my hand up to stop it and he caught my hand and cut me . ’ |
| 9 | He lifts me out without speaking , takes my hand and leads me , snivelling and sobbing , back towards the caravan . |
| 10 | Crilly takes my hand and leads me in . |
| 11 | Didier took my hand and pulled me along the rue Victorie in the direction of the Café du Coin . |
| 12 | I nodded and he turned back to mutter something into his talkback before handing me the mike , taking my hand and leading me to the stage . |
| 13 | I had nobody to take my hand and lead me through the obstacles . |
| 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 | She met me with a friendly smile , shook my hand and introduced me to the class : ‘ This is Wanda , our new pupil who has come to live in our village . |
| 16 | " Not every minute , " I said , and then he took my hands and pulled me right up to him . |