Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pos pn] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Holding the glass tightly so that her hand would n't shake , she sipped the cool water , then met his gaze . |
| 2 | As the film progressed , he gradually began to hitch her skirt up , so that his hand was resting not upon skirt but upon stocking , and then his hand began to creep up the stocking . |
| 3 | The other man moved over to join them , gripping Connelly 's right arm so that his hand was groping at empty air . |
| 4 | ‘ Sir , ’ said the lady , looking him straight in the eye as he paused in his task to glance at her , so that his hand stilled and his gaze remained on her serious face , ‘ I am no more the victim of circumstance than are you . |
| 5 | She swivelled so that his hand slid from her shoulder . |
| 6 | The warmth of his skin against hers made her catch her breath , and she turned her face so that his hand slid away . |
| 7 | He tried to move one of his hands to touch and soothe it but a great weariness engulfed him suddenly and his hand never reached its destination . |
| 8 | Example 2:10 Right to use passenger lift The right at all times in connection with the use of the demised property ( but not otherwise ) to use the lifts in the building for the carriage of passengers only and their hand luggage provided that the landlord shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a temporary failure of the lifts . |
| 9 | Example 2:11 Right to use passenger and goods lift The right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right during normal office hours to use : ( 1 ) the lift marked on the attached plan for the carriage of passengers only and their hand luggage ( 2 ) the lift marked on the attached plan for the carriage of goods provided that the lift shall not be loaded in excess of the permitted weight displayed therein |
| 10 | Paige felt the shooting pleasure so keenly that her hand clutched frantically at his hair . |
| 11 | She turned away and his hand shot out to grip her wrist in a vice-like clamp . |
| 12 | Orrell made a mistake by losing possession and giving the ball away but their hand was forced by the cherry and whites relentless drive forward . |
| 13 | It was already poured , and just as his hand closed on the last glass with pale gold contents , he caught sight of Meryl near the window with Gladys . |
| 14 | The bone has failed to knit properly and his hand must remain in plaster . |
| 15 | I ca n't write much this time because I 'm so near to coming home that my hand shakes every time I pick up a pen . |
| 16 | ‘ I was just wondering how much I 'm really going to enjoy being a sex slave , ’ she told him bitterly , panting slightly as his hand moved lower , his palm flattening itself against her stomach . |
| 17 | However , they 're not too obtrusive , they do sort of when you 're looking at her shoulder here and her hand was n't there I could well imagine that you 'd get a bright highlight off her shoulder , so maybe putting hands there it has helped in er , er to , to eliminate that . |
| 18 | When he rubbed his face briefly — against her shoulder , when she felt his warm breath against her neck , when his big hands pulled her closer to him , she felt all her senses responding and had to work hard to keep her breathing slow and even and her hand light as it stroked his hair . |
| 19 | Even as her hand fumbled to open it , he thrust himself between her and the door , barring her way . |
| 20 | Then as his hand released her wrist and slid round against her back , drawing her even closer so that the warmth of him burned through her , something very strange suddenly happened inside her . |
| 21 | Yeremi 's stream of plasma ceased abruptly as his hand cramped within that fervid womb . |
| 22 | Jenna murmured anxiously and his hand slid to her throat as he pulled her to his shoulder . |
| 23 | She might have to , Isabel decided , as he laughed again and his hand drew aside the neck of her shift , exposing the delicate lines of her throat and shoulders . |
| 24 | ‘ She 's leading you too , ’ Maggie reminded him quietly and his hand came as it often did to tilt her chin imperiously . |