Example sentences of "hand [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm it does n't give you a headache it helps to maybe cure a headache , and it 's just nice smelling and I think if you were just to even with your partners or with friends even just massage somebody 's hands or massage somebody 's feet if you do n't make them scream while you 're doing it . |
| 2 | Oh well I 've got the massage one which w we might massage our hands or massage somebody 's hands in a minute . |
| 3 | I learnt to sit formally at table and to eat three inedible courses of stodge with an incomprehensible array of surplus cutlery ; to whisper when I spoke as I was considered ‘ too loud ’ ; and to stop gesturing with my hands or to touch in conversation , as people inevitably shrank away from me . |
| 4 | My experience with motorway service areas confirmed my belief that far too much of transport was either in state hands or run under state control . |
| 5 | Girls were not allowed to share wash-cubicles , hold hands or walk along arm-in-arm , and the washing of one another 's hair — a fairly frequent happening — was severely punished . |
| 6 | When not working , he was playing sport , busy with his hands or training his dog . |
| 7 | Of the dozens of ailing firms that the Socialists took under their wing in the 1980s , rather than let them die , almost all have been sold back into private hands or wound up . |
| 8 | Some bad habits that horses acquire may be learnt ‘ passively ’ : they are caused by faulty training or poor riding , and no one may be aware of them until the horse changes hands or gets a new rider . |
| 9 | Interviews with local people in the state of Tamil Nadu revealed increased incidences of unconsciousness , vomiting and other physical symptoms among people using pesticides ; a decrease in soil fertility and numbers of earthworms and insects ; and the prevalence of a range of unsafe practices in the use of pesticides ( such as mixing them with bare hands or using old containers for food storage ) . |
| 10 | When we were shown into the chargé 's office , I studiously avoided shaking hands or having any eye contact , determined to alert him to the fact that I understood and respected their religious customs , in the hope that it might make a difference . |
| 11 | Add the margarine or butter and rub in with your hands or blend for a few seconds . |
| 12 | Can you do a sit-up without using your hands or anchoring your toes ? |
| 13 | The hands or rein aids . |
| 14 | The signal for ( 1 ) could be clapping your hands or banging a drum or tambourine . |
| 15 | This was originally used as a sales technique — you shook hands or put your arm around a relation or friend — the idea was to develop this — the salesperson put his/her arm around the buyer and thereby instilled a sense of security into the individual . |
| 16 | take your boots off ( if indoors ) and rub your feet with your hands or warm them on someone else 's tummy ( this really sorts out your friends and do n't worry you ca n't catch verrucae this way ) . |
| 17 | He was often obliged to pull the wheel from his employer 's hands or cry out ‘ Brake , sir ! ’ and ‘ Stop ! |
| 18 | He was often obliged to pull the wheel from his employer 's hands or cry out ‘ brake , sir ! ’ and ‘ Stop ! |
| 19 | They conclude by declaring that they are the owners of the property and have full powers and right to bargain and sell the same , setting their " hands & seals " on the 28th day of February 1690 , and witnessed by Knipe , Enoch Floyd and Isaac Ashley , the latter two being quakers and shareholders . |
| 20 | Sir Robert last night rejected calls for his resignation and explained that 50 of the recommendations made by Sir Anthony were already in hand or implemented at an estimated cost of £20 million . |
| 21 | It should also be noted that loose feeding by hand or throwing device almost always involves a certain degree of ‘ spread ’ . |
| 22 | When you went to the driller you 'd got ta hold it in your hand or get a sommat , a gadget to hold the thing on , pull put the drill in . |
| 23 | Then , King fought his way through a mob of well-wishers eager to shake his hand or receive a nod of acknowledgement . |
| 24 | When a book is opened , and either held in the hand or placed on a table , the front cover and hinge are immediately subjected to strain , especially if the volume is a thick and heavy one . |
| 25 | Wet sand can be moulded , either by hand or using buckets , spades or moulds . |
| 26 | Hands clapped his back or held his hand or touched his shoulder briefly . |
| 27 | The knight had to swerve at the last moment to avoid a head-on collision with his opponent , but at the same time he had to couch his lance to his side as tightly as possible with his hand and under his arm so that the lance blow was struck with all the weight and momentum of his horse behind it , for if in swerving aside he moved his hand or used his arm to thrust at his opponent then a blow delivered in this manner would have no effect whatever . |
| 28 | They must be able to show measurable improvements in the quality of their services over the past two years , and customer satisfaction , and they must have in hand or plan to introduce at least one innovative enhancement to their services which entails no additional cost to the taxpayer or consumer . |
| 29 | I do n't mind I mean they always wan na run off with , one you 've got to hold his hand or carry them |
| 30 | Either remove them by hand or grow roots after potatoes , marrows or sweet corn since these are easy to weed and leave relatively clean soil . |