Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pos pn] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thingol , Luthien 's father , is so enraged that a mortal should dare to woo his daughter that he says he will only give her hand to Beren if he will wrest one of the Silmarils , or enchanted jewels , from the iron crown of the dark lord Margoth . |
| 2 | There is a mystic , psychic quality about them that is pleasantly disturbing , and often one of them will gently take my hand and gaze steadily into my eyes as if willing me better and I feel sort of honoured to be welcomed into their society . |
| 3 | Although I do seem to remember a little scene after you 'd carelessly cut your hand at the fountain , when I mentioned a few more personal attributes that were to my liking . ’ |
| 4 | Ross made no attempt to touch her , other than to gently place his hand occasionally on her elbow as they walked around the house and garden . |
| 5 | For those who may not know , the correct method of picking up a ferret is to gently place your hand underneath the animal , thumb uppermost , with the front feet of the ferret being between index finger and middle finger . |
| 6 | From time to time Rafiq would gently prise his hand free and stroke the boy 's hair , murmuring some soft endearment . |
| 7 | I ca n't tell anyone , she thought ; people would n't believe me , they 'd just pat my hand and give me tranquillizers . |
| 8 | Twenty-two goal Peacock is out of contract in the summer and though Boro boss Lennie Lawrence has made no approach , he could soon show his hand . |
| 9 | It did n't exactly touch my hand , but sort of glided over it , wrinkling backwards and forwards . |
| 10 | I could just see my hand when I held it out . |
| 11 | Try this simple test : if you can easily slide your hand under the small of your back , the bed is probably too firm , but if it 's difficult the bed is probably too soft |
| 12 | Would you be kind enough to just raise your hand in the air if you feel a little bit clearer . |
| 13 | Her sense of its deliberate concealment was overwhelmingly strong-it had been placed out of sight , but in a place where its owner could easily put his hand on it . |
| 14 | Erm I mean I 'm concerned again through his eyesight that i were we to put him as the assistant and put him on a machine , that he might just put his hand somewhere and get his hand bloody trapped or whatever with his eyesight . |
| 15 | to put it on he can just put his hand behind it . |
| 16 | He did n't exactly offer his hand , but when each of them put out theirs he allowed his to be taken and dangled slightly . |
| 17 | One such gillie , towards the end of his career , carried out his duties more by instinct than by reason : he had always been shortsighted , but , nearing retirement , he could hardly see his hand in front of his face . |
| 18 | You can hardly see your hand in front of your face and er I mean there was no way to fight the fire , so I mean all we could do was sort of stand back and look 'cos we were up There was about At that stage there was twenty or thirty of us standing in this north west corner of the platform . |
| 19 | I can still see my hand |
| 20 | I mean I can still see my hand moving |
| 21 | Should she spell it out to him , or would that fatally overplay her hand ? |
| 22 | A very thick hard rail , which you can hardly get your hand around , is often used in the mid-sections of a race board where speed is important , since when the board is sailed at a slight angle the thick rail digs in providing more lateral resistance and thereby helping the daggerboard . |
| 23 | No , I do n't mean punch the other person on the nose — apart from the fact that you will simply prolong or exacerbate the aggression , you will probably hurt your hand ! |
| 24 | An Englishman on saying good afternoon does not automatically extend his hand in greeting . |
| 25 | She can also turn her hand to mending and spotting . |
| 26 | He would often hold her hand when they were at large gatherings : it was , one friend wrote , " very touching " . |
| 27 | Or would he cautiously hold his hand , there in the East March , as he had done before Perth , until he saw which side seemed to be winning , and then join it ? |
| 28 | Can anyone really put their hand on their heart and say that there will be no violent backdrop to the 1995 World Cup ? |
| 29 | Adult women could often turn their hand to more than one form of casual employment . |
| 30 | But now , would you kindly remove your hand from mine ? ’ |