Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [prep] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | White gouache dots added later by hand |
| 2 | At this stage things seemed well in hand but unseen problems were in the wings , for a year later , on October 19th , 1906 , the Standard reported ‘ the project to have dragged somewhat , having met with considerable opposition ’ , although in what way is not revealed . |
| 3 | People in the secret services wanted Graham Mills dead and Marek was a tool that came conveniently to hand . |
| 4 | The smiling figure in the tan checked suit stepped forward with hand extended to greet her . |
| 5 | The answer regarding the glass would probably have to be , nothing that lay immediately to hand . |
| 6 | ‘ Although Joey was closing late in the race I always felt I had enough in hand to win . ’ |
| 7 | Someone was half a length behind her on her outside but Kelly sensed that she had more in hand than he did . |
| 8 | The reminiscing had begun and , although she paused briefly to hand round the plates and a bowl of crisp salad to go with the pie , there was no way Harry could stop her . |
| 9 | Red gouache applied afterwards by hand . |
| 10 | Somewhere high up in the cloudless sky , hidden by the leafy canopy , an aeroplane droned lazily , the sound mirrored closer at hand by the drowsy noise of insects . |