Example sentences of "hand [adv] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | She placed a hand instinctively over her stomach and wondered how it must feel to create new life inside your body . |
| 2 | Captain Maestrangelo went upstairs to his office and sat down , rubbing a hand wearily over his face . |
| 3 | Fran ran a hand wearily over her face , closing her eyes , feeling the tiredness from the sleepless night catching up with her . |
| 4 | He ran his hand wearily over his face . |
| 5 | Jack looked up and wiped a grubby hand wearily over his face , streaking the dirt still further . |
| 6 | Linda put her hand impulsively over the other woman 's gnarled old one . |
| 7 | Driving and development was well in hand all over the mining leasehold and matters should have appeared promising to both the Adventurers and the income of the estate . |
| 8 | Place your hands gently over the eyes , the heels of your hands creating the darkness , with the fingers extending down over the temples . |
| 9 | That tall one , the one with his hands all over you — ’ |
| 10 | ‘ The tall one , mind , the one with his hands all over me — on my shoulders , actually , so I could lead him — well , he 's a bit luckier . |
| 11 | He touched her cheek and she leaped , hot-wired , her hands all over him , almost ferocious . |
| 12 | He begins rubbing his hands all over himself . |
| 13 | yeah it 's hands all over |
| 14 | I heard him say à bientôt to him , and saw him run his hand gently over the man 's arm . |
| 15 | Jessamy slowly walked forward and rubbed her hand gently over the rough surface of the nearest stone . |
| 16 | He ran his hand gently over her cheek . |
| 17 | He moved his hand gently over Rose 's breasts . |
| 18 | I reach forward , the knife in one hand , the other glove touching then gathering and balling a fistful of duvet and then pulling it sharply , throwing it away behind me as I leap forward , seeing her pale nakedness in the same instant as I slap my hand over her mouth ; her eyes open wide and she starts trying to push up ; I force her back down into the bed , hand still over her mouth . |
| 19 | He was drifting along , looking half asleep , hands still over his ears . |
| 20 | Through the open door he could see the computer personnel ; some with hands still over their ears , others looking around at the walls and ceiling . |
| 21 | He passed a hand quickly over his eyes . |
| 22 | To remove pet hair from soft furnishings and clothing , Mrs. L. Roy of East Sussex suggests putting on a dry rubber glove and rubbing your hand downwards over the fabric . |
| 23 | He muttered something unrepeatable under his breath and wiped an exhausted hand upwards over his forehead , a distraught gesture which ruffled the short dark hair so that it stood on end . |
| 24 | She spread her hands secretively over the page . |
| 25 | Cos even National Savings cycle over a five year period , and what you want to achieve is money coming back into your hands regularly over that period so you can take another look at what you 're doing . |
| 26 | She dragged the zip all the way down and eased the top over his shoulders , leaving his arms trapped behind him while she ran her hands lovingly over his chest . |
| 27 | He flicked a wry , sheepish little look at me , and I pushed my head against his shoulder and put my other hand tightly over our clasped ones . |
| 28 | Tucking my load of sticks under one arm , and rubbing my free hand hard over face and hair , I scurried for the safety of the cottage . |
| 29 | It had fine singing lines and Maggie ran her hand lovingly over it . |
| 30 | She ran her hand lovingly over the fabric , kicked off her shoes and exposed a length of leg . |