Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] a [adj] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | By a resolution passed by 305 votes to 36 , with 41 abstentions , Gorbachev was effectively given a free hand to dictate the process of economic reform by decree , to manage the state budget , and also to supervise law and order . |
| 2 | Who greatly blame a freckled Hand , |
| 3 | For whatever that small voice of intuition was telling her about her destiny , common-sense decreed that the Prince already had a full hand of potential suitors . |
| 4 | Well , yeah er we we had a fair amount of chemical er troubles erm mainly spillages , bad packaging , erm a few accidents erm , and very little information in those early days erm there was a lot of nasty chemicals going around which erm very little information followed it and people were being quite seriously injured , firemen included , policemen and others were getting involved with these things , and I got myself involved quite a lot with the various bodies that deal with chemicals , like the Chemical Industry Association , and people of that kind , trying to make things a bit safer , and taking up cases where spillages had occurred and , and accidents had happened er to try to get to the bottom of it and try to improve the situation and er I was n't alone , most Chief Officers were working that way and certainly the London Fire Brigade did it , did no end of work with producing , what is now commonly known as the coding and , and a system of , of erm er marking containers of chemicals so that people can understand how to deal with them , so that that was quite an interesting area which , even now I 'm now retired I still have a little hand in that with er chemicals er in my few moments I have spare I , I get involved with that side , which I enjoy . |
| 5 | Morgan shares were also given a helping hand by the AMP offer . |
| 6 | The Frome Turnpike Trustees have returned to the scene ; the powers vested in them by previous legislation having been insufficient to meet their needs , they were now given a helping hand on 19 June 1797 , with : |
| 7 | With some innovative thinking on the way new energy taxes are applied , Mr Lamont might even give a helping hand to Michael Heseltine , the President of the Board of Trade , who is struggling to find a way out of the controversy over plans for pit closures . |
| 8 | The doctor looked down thoughtfully at her , considered a moment and then placed a firm hand on her forehead . |
| 9 | She came here as a guest , then offered a helping hand in an emergency . ’ |
| 10 | Rooney grinned and nervously ran a wet hand under his cap , smoothing his tousled hair . |
| 11 | He leaned over the counter and , resting on one elbow , slowly closed a huge hand over mine and the fiver , tightening his grip . |
| 12 | He would occasionally slide a lecherous hand inside his female registrar 's white coat saying : ‘ Tell me , my dear , where have they hidden my car keys this time ? ’ |
| 13 | He certainly needed a helping hand . |