Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [pos pn] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did notice that the nice little woman had gently squeezed her hand when Dr Neil was being at his most dictatorial over men 's right to beat their wives . |
| 2 | She would have talked on , but Wynne-Jones had suddenly pushed his hand against her mouth . |
| 3 | Once again , he had merely kissed her hand before running back down the steps to the car , and roaring away into the night . |
| 4 | ‘ Larry , ’ she said , ‘ I 've just burnt my hand on the oven grid because of you . ’ |
| 5 | Ow , just hit me hand . |
| 6 | Ow , just hit me hand . |
| 7 | I realised I had never ever shaken his hand before , MPs do not do that sort of thing . |
| 8 | I had always put my hand on that attenuated strip of iron to push the gate open . |
| 9 | Without warning , he 'd slowly reached his hand forward to touch her cheek , slid his fingers down to grasp her chin between his thumb and forefinger , tilting her face to the light . |
| 10 | It is said that he stood transfixed before the Altar of Khaine , and even laid his hand on the hilt of the great weapon . |
| 11 | He 'd even tried his hand at tapping boots , they were done with more enthusiasm than skill , but so far there had been no complaints from the customers . |
| 12 | Yea , Joan thought , I would believe it — and he has not even kissed my hand ! |
| 13 | She hesitated , then placed her hand on his arm to detain him and reached up on tiptoe to kiss his papier-mâché cheek . |
| 14 | He stopped as the phone rang again , Monica answered it , and again cupped her hand over the phone . |
| 15 | Looking again at Marcus she was horrified to see that he had again put his hand to his throat and was trembling . |
| 16 | I was at his recent garden party and I have actually shaken his hand . |