Example sentences of "[adv] took [pos pn] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a moment he gently took my hand and moved it away , saying nothing . |
| 2 | Melanie smelt the cloying plastic of Finn 's coat and impulsively took his hand , for company . |
| 3 | She was afraid she might have a problem getting rid of him — not altogether sure she wanted to — but in the lobby he merely took her hand and raised it to his lips . |
| 4 | His hands dropped from her shoulders , and he did not speak , merely took her hand and pulled her after him , striding back up the path at a rapid pace so that she was hard pressed to keep up . |
| 5 | He made no response , but just took her hand and led her towards the stable-block . |
| 6 | As Wayne returned , she quickly took her hand away ; she was n't going to tell him about this , not if she could help it . |
| 7 | Someone moved , close by , someone whose approach so far had been in silence , and she quickly took her hand away . |
| 8 | Dino stood up then took her hand and kissed it , his dark eyes all the time holding hers as they laughed back at her . |
| 9 | ‘ Shit to you , tough guy , ’ she answered , then took his hand and scrambled out . |
| 10 | The man audaciously took her hand , examined it and laughed . |