Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [pos pn] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , after ten minutes or so my hand on Karen 's knee was starting to feel like one lump of meat resting on another . |
| 2 | As she passed him to put away the files she hesitated for a moment , and instantly his hand shot out to take hers in a crushing grip . |
| 3 | He wept , his head upon her knee , and presently his hand crept up between her knees and she did n't even pull away with a ‘ Sweet Jesus , what do you think you 're doing ? ’ but drew the curtains to and lit the gas fire to warm them both . |
| 4 | After a few minutes she bent her head and dropped a kiss lightly on his ankle , and then her hand slid up under the leg of the leathers and sensuously kneaded the firm muscle at the back of his calf . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | His arm waggled , as if he were groping for something , and then his hand appeared as softly and suddenly as it had vanished : holding the fifth ball . |
| 7 | Her first indication that they had stopped was Fen 's voice close at hand and then his hand on her head , stroking her hair . |
| 8 | He watched her as she sipped her champagne and then his hand moved to under her chin . |
| 9 | The glasses and the bottle of wine were slammed back down on the bedside table and then his hand around her wrist was a shock . |
| 10 | But he liked gripped me on the arm and then his hand would appear from nowhere during the concert , he like kind of rubbed my arm and are you alright ? |
| 11 | A. T. If you wanted to have a smoke — we used to have smokes : we were n't angels by any means — you had to get into a shop doorway , put your cigarette in your mouth , strike a match , shield it with your hand , and then blow the match out and then your hand would go up your sleeve . |
| 12 | And sometimes his hand would creep a bit higher , and then when I was near fit to burst with joy he 'd stop his tickling and say : ‘ Ay , but I should n't do that , should I ? |
| 13 | His arm , at first placed so firmly and impersonally around her , relaxed and instead his hand moved at her waist , caressing its curve . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , God , all right , ’ I said , tutting and sighing , but really my hand was shaking . |
| 15 | She made it halfway past him , but then his hand shot out to detain her . |