Example sentences of "hand [conj] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet he must somehow tear the pain out with his hands or he knew that it would kill him . |
| 2 | I reckon he has got a law case on his hands that he thinks he might lose . |
| 3 | And forthwith he made a vow in her hands that he would never accompany with her , neither in the desert nor in the inhabited place , till he had won five battles in the field . |
| 4 | Oliver felt so small in his hands that he was suddenly sorry for what he had said . |
| 5 | Fabia 's heart was beating hastily beneath her ribs as she observed from the dog lead in one of the man 's hands that he either had just taken the animal for a walk or was just about to . |
| 6 | Even while it was registering on her from the newspapers in his hands that he was no lie-a-bed but was up and had been out for his paper , he was taking in the damp , startled look of her and , feigning surprise himself , ‘ It 's a mermaid ! ’ he declared . |
| 7 | I ask Isaac to take Asaad 's right hand so he 'll go with his Daddy . |
| 8 | The Doctor looked at Ace in genuine amazement until , with a smile , she raised a hand so he could see the oil glistening on her gloved fingers . |
| 9 | Her owner hopes eventually Thumper will fly down to eat from his hand so he can fasten her onto his training glove . |
| 10 | Moran was so taken aback by the way Sheila had seized the envelope from his hand that he stood in amazement . |
| 11 | A clear example of this may be seen in the learner driver who grips the steering wheel so tightly with one hand that he has great difficulty in moving the wheel with the other . |
| 12 | The hand that he held clenched slightly , a weak movement , but a clear and welcome acknowledgement of Bodie 's presence . |
| 13 | Sometimes he thought that he 'd have liked nothing more than to be like Michael of the tarmac boys , gap-toothed and thick-headed and with no greater concern than that of pissing his money away at a speed roughly equal to that at which he made it , but he had to make do with the hand that he 'd been dealt — thin-skinned and solitary , one of nature 's observers . |
| 14 | I knew on the one hand that he was playing some kind of trick on me ; a trick like the one with the loaded dice . |
| 15 | The hand that he gave her in greeting was ice-cold and his expression grave , but his appearance was as immaculate as ever and his bearing composed and dignified . |
| 16 | Although the speaker is obviously not denying the fact that the Senate dared to criticize the National Film Board in this use , he is saying on the other hand that he would not have thought it possible for Senators to dare to do such a thing , given the sacrosanct character of the media . |
| 17 | Someone was half a length behind her on her outside but Kelly sensed that she had more in hand than he did . |
| 18 | He asked me whether I was a country person I asked what the qualifications were he said country born and bred , well I was born in Liverpool spent my childhood and early adolescence in rural Nottinghamshire , moved to Highfields , emigrated to the West Indies and now live in sub rural Blavey so I do n't know whether I qualify as a country person or not , but I 'd like to bet that I 've milked more cows by hand than he has if that 's any qualification . |
| 19 | She held him in her throat , and grabbed the root of his shaft with both hands so he was unable to withdraw . |
| 20 | We shake hands and he sits . |
| 21 | I saw long legs and a big pair of hands and he was standing a long way from the ball , giving himself plenty of room . |
| 22 | His chin was in his oversized hands and he was beaming . |
| 23 | Maybe Brando agreed with Clift ; in any case , sensing he had more to offer than an actor 's tools , he decided to take his destiny into his own hands and he set about producing One-Eyed Jacks , a western , in 1960 . |
| 24 | ‘ They were always holding hands and he kissed her goodbye every day as she set off for work . ’ |
| 25 | He held the paper in both hands and he saw the paper waver in front of his spectacles . |
| 26 | Before leaving him , we shook hands and he gave us each a yellow , fine-pointed Biro pen with which he was so fond of writing : a signal and a last gesture of kindness . |
| 27 | That was the boy 's job , not a very pleasant one too because he had to — one of the hardest jobs I reckon , and the least paid — he had to cook the food and coil the big rope which was a nasty job , especially in the summer when the jelly-fish were about ; they used to sting the hands and he 'd get a rash between his fingers . ’ |
| 28 | The man had a couple of world-stoppers on his hands and he was n't ready to part with them . |
| 29 | Then the front zip of her jeans yielded to his importuning hands and he eased away a little so that his fingers could slide inside , seeking , exploring , sensitising , until shudders shook her from head to foot . |
| 30 | The paper slid from his hands and he grasped her firmly by her shoulders . |