Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [pos pn] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | My maximum bet had given away my hand and forced Judas to go one way where he would otherwise have certainly gone both . |
| 2 | ‘ You need n't have touched me ! ’ he said , pulling away his hand . |
| 3 | Then she says , ‘ Sorry , ’ takes away her hand and walks on slowly . |
| 4 | He pulled away his hand with a jerk . |
| 5 | Equally , half a dozen times a day she felt again his hand on her , and she burned . |
| 6 | As he did so his hand accidentally brushed against her bare leg , and suddenly she was aware of how little difference there was between the shorts she was wearing now and the swimsuit she had worn earlier . |
| 7 | Abraham puts forth his hand , and takes the knife ‘ to slay his son ’ . |
| 8 | She works in the shop from 9 am until 5 pm , but as she awaits the infrequent customers she is not idle ; she cuts her cloth and does all her hand sewing . |
| 9 | He made a half-hearted attempt to brush away my hand . |
| 10 | Although she does not realise it , she is searching for enlightenment and encourages her fusion with Geraldine : ‘ Christabel stretched forth her hand ’ . |
| 11 | She felt nauseous , and , terrified she might be sick , she pushed away his hand so that she could hold her head up . |
| 12 | Her meaning was not lost on John , but still he held forth his hand . |