Example sentences of "[adv] with a [adj] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shimmer of tears burned brightly in her eyes , and she rubbed them away with a trembling hand . |
| 2 | Madame looked at her through a veil of smoke which she fanned away with a jewelled hand . |
| 3 | Even by the sword , for all those evils must first be cut away with a strong hand before any good can be planted , like as the corrupt branches and the unwholesome boughs are first to be pruned , and the foul moss cleansed or scraped away , before the tree can bring forth any good fruit . |
| 4 | Paige brushed her tears away with a careless hand . |
| 5 | Eventually she got up , removed the bung once more with a gloved hand , and stepped back as a tongue of yellow flame licked out at her . |
| 6 | Press each pleat to the heading behind with a few hand stitches and also at the base of the stiffening , to hold in position ( fig. 44 ) . |
| 7 | Anthony , recognizing incompetence , grasped Dalgliesh 's hair firmly with a sticky hand and he felt the momentary touch of a cheek , so soft that it was like the fall of a petal . |