Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [pos pn] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Jarman came into the middle of the kitchen for a closer look at Jess , then suddenly slapping her hand down on the corner of the big floury table said : ‘ What d' you say to letting me pay whatever she owes ? |
| 2 | ‘ So I should have imagined , ’ said Gildas , gently withdrawing his hand , ‘ it 's hardly news . |
| 3 | but that 's only putting his hand out without being brutal about it , that 's not as dangerous as being coming out entirely from behind the shield . |
| 4 | Right , but the way you 're describing the process it seems I get an image of someone gently putting his hand on the collar |
| 5 | The aroma was strong in the chill night air but he dug deeper , finally allowing his hand to close on what he really sought . |
| 6 | Standing matchbox Place a matchbox on your hand and , by just opening your hand , it gradually rises until ending in an upright position . |
| 7 | ‘ I was just tapping my hand along the bridge parapet when my eyes went orange . |
| 8 | I was away getting my hand X-rayed . |
| 9 | ‘ Everyone just dipping their hand in . |
| 10 | He was still nursing his hand wound and was in pain for most of the evening , but his all-singing , all-dancing performance brought him a standing ovation and fifteen curtain-calls at the end of three magical hours . |
| 11 | Leonard was a very close observer , and collector , of this scene ; always keeping his hand in with his guitar , writing much of his early poetry to the sound of its music : the emerging Nashville sound , Muddy Waters , Chuck Berry , Big Joe Turner , The Drifters , The Clovers , Guitar Slim and , most of all , Ray Charles , whose first hit , ‘ Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand ’ in 1951 , marked the onset of an astonishing career . |
| 12 | ‘ They just vanished , ’ he said , and , still holding her hand , sat down beside her . |
| 13 | And then realizing he was still holding her hand , she gently disengaged it . |
| 14 | He was still holding her hand , his fingers moving against hers , the action an odd mix of soothing and exciting . |
| 15 | ‘ Thank you , ’ she said , wondering why he was still holding her hand . |
| 16 | He was still holding her hand and once again lifted it to his lips to brush his mouth across the back of it . |
| 17 | We sat looking at each other , he still holding my hand . |
| 18 | Buff was still holding my hand . |
| 19 | Philip is still holding my hand , and I say nothing . |
| 20 | She thought , men are always holding my hand these days . |
| 21 | Rohmer took a step towards them , still massaging his hand and then looked back at the girl . |
| 22 | He began to run again , still clutching his hand . |
| 23 | For example , in the solo waltz the dancer marks the three beats of a waltz in roughly every other bar , usually with her feet , but in the third musical phrase she poses in arabesque and marks the beat by gradually lowering her hand three times . |
| 24 | Ireland , just back from Holland where they sustained five defeats in as many matches , field a full strength side against the Newry select , with coach Cees Koppelaar still shuffling his hand in a bid to find an established side for the Inter-Continental Cup in August . |
| 25 | As he settled into the seat opposite , he leaned forward and , formally extending his hand , said , ‘ Excuse me . |
| 26 | He was just Margaret 's old chum who had loaned me a shoulder and was still metaphorically holding my hand . |
| 27 | The parent who shows strong disapproval , smacking the child or forcibly removing its hand from the offending area is sowing the first seeds of inhibition or sexual disorder . |
| 28 | He moved from job to job , for a period boxing in a fairground booth and also trying his hand at acting , whilst also posing for Minton in his studio in return for ten shillings a week . |
| 29 | The man who was now pumping my hand with just a little too much fervour was completely bald . |
| 30 | Now holding her hand like a shy and trusting child . |