Example sentences of "hand [conj] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hard fingers were gripping her hand where she held the Campari , levering the bottle upright . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd better give her a hand or she 'll sulk . |
| 3 | Seb guided Anna to a chair and sat her down , but instead of releasing his hand immediately she pulled him to her and her hand went up to his face , her finger-tips gently assessing his injuries . |
| 4 | ‘ Not quite , ’ he said deliberately , and caught her chin in his hand so she was forced to look at him . |
| 5 | Oh that 's , that 's a hand that she , she 's going to speak , that 's for the . |
| 6 | She had forgotten to bring her gloves and so the hand that she thrust out to break her fall sank into the cold , muddy turf . |
| 7 | Arthritis crippled her hands so she had to give up , most reluctantly , the flute and then a series of eye operations ended in virtual blindness . |
| 8 | The earpiece fell from Delphinia 's hands and she stared into space . |
| 9 | Chesarynth hung back , not wanting him behind her , but he ushered her in with little shooing motions of his manicured hands and she had no choice . |
| 10 | The wood cracked against Belle 's hands and she sat for the rest of the lesson holding her knees . |
| 11 | He held out his hands and she put hers into them , unresisting as he pulled her close and bent his head to hers . |
| 12 | I wish she was here , sitting next to me on the bench , holding my hand like she used to . |
| 13 | She was holding a suspender in each hand like she had a skipping rope . |
| 14 | Maginnis had been listening to almost two hours of complaints about the police when a woman announced that she would clap her hands if she heard of an RUC constable 's death . |
| 15 | In spate it was a terrifying torrent which uprooted whole trees and smashed them to driftwood ; in drought it was an evil-tempered stream which grudged them water and tugged the pots from her hands if she did not hold them with all her strength . |
| 16 | Well she copes because she had the same problem as me with her hands if she 's writing for long , her hands ache , so she can write a longer letter if she types , so I said I , I did n't really , I like a hand written letter best it seems more personal somehow , perhaps they do , having a typed letter means you can send a longer one , they all mean |
| 17 | Lucenzo had disappeared for a moment , and she was n't too happy about the way the Frenchman was holding her hand until she realised he was harmless . |
| 18 | If she made no response , he might well climb over the wall all the same , as he had on the previous night ; on the other hand if she went to him and they were caught his offence would be deemed the worse , for being found on Roscarrock property was one thing , but being caught dallying with a servant girl was another . |
| 19 | I did n't know what to say , so I just held out my hand and she heaved me up . |
| 20 | However , her future as a concert pianist was forestalled by an injury to her left hand and she then began her life 's work of promoting musical appreciation . |
| 21 | ‘ You will grow to know her and love her as I do , ’ their father took the woman 's hand and she smiled up at him . |
| 22 | ‘ I reached out and touched her hand and she fell into my arms sobbing . |
| 23 | ‘ I reached out and touched her hand and she fell into my arms sobbing , her hands gliding pretty well all over my body ’ |
| 24 | He held out his hand and she took it , though his touch made her want to shudder . |
| 25 | Half an hour later , the book slipped out of her hand and she fell into the first of the night 's uneasy periods of slumber . |
| 26 | Mohammed simply led our 74 year old by the hand and she followed in disbelief . |
| 27 | She had a thick brown walking-stick in her right hand and she 'd hooked it around a handle on the door-frame . |
| 28 | The bow flagged in her hand and she heard herself exclaim . |
| 29 | I offer my hand and she slips the remains of the ice cube delicately into my palm , then sips the milk . |
| 30 | However , Francie saw no hand and she trusted him . |