Example sentences of "hand [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , when the rice and meat were ready , Mina fetched some pots of river-water from the big copper container in the corner and everyone washed their hands where they were sitting round the fire . |
| 2 | It was in their interests to make work for the dental profession and sell vitamin C , not to let it get about that simply by keeping their hands where they ought to be young people could have healthy teeth and gums for life . |
| 3 | They cut , and the actress scrambled up and examined her knees ; a woman from Wardrobe ran up and gave her a change of mack , and bent to apply panstick to her hands where they had been dirtied by the wrecker's-yard floor ; she checked her hose and brushed her hair and the actress shook her head slowly from side to side so that it fluffed . |
| 4 | It 's one of those nightmarish hands where you end up playing in a no trump contract with absolutely no guard in one of the suits , and the different approach taken by the respective declarers is highly instructive . |
| 5 | Ashore , Stan Weatherall and Peter Harris followed the general practice in a beach-head : lending a hand where they could . |
| 6 | Later I saw blood on my hand where I 'd grabbed him . |
| 7 | She sat on the edge of his bedding , leaving her hand where it was , the physical contact suddenly taking on a new meaning . |
| 8 | But as I have said earlier , I do not think this necessarily precludes a difference in the procedures which are appropriate on the one hand where it is necessary to explain to the driver his right to claim a replacement specimen taken under section 7(4) and what the exercise of that right involves and , on the other hand , where the driver is obliged , subject to any rights of objection , to provide the specimen the constable requires . |
| 9 | She looked at him , touched his hand where it rested on her shoulder . |
| 10 | She leaned forward and tapped his hand where it lay on the coverlet , supporting his weight . |
| 11 | But instead of looking at her , he was staring down at her hand where it still lay on his arm . |
| 12 | Sarella caught his hand where it tangled in her hair . |
| 13 | Hard fingers were gripping her hand where she held the Campari , levering the bottle upright . |
| 14 | Says Rick , who lost the limb eight years ago : ‘ If I said to somebody : ‘ Put your hand where you think mine is ’ , they could actually feel it . ’ |
| 15 | That Kellynch Hall must be let , ‘ a beloved home made over to others ’ , is deeply felt ; but , within a few weeks of the Crofts ' arrival as tenants , Anne ‘ could not but in conscience feel that they were gone who deserved not to stay , and that Kellynch-hall had passed into better hands than its owners . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Two geo ( artificial ) textiles are laid into the bottom of the trench which is then covered with four to six inches of angular cobbles which are laid in by hand so they knit together : A two inch layer of fine gravel is then spread on top . |
| 18 | MacDowell 's got a load to deliver and he wants a hand so we 'll do it in the lunch hour ; new headquarters of the respected firm of MacDowell and Co : ye esteemed Eagle and Child public house to be found ( if it be not removed by ye demolition men ) at the corner of — you feel like coming then ? |
| 19 | One reason — just one — is that as the rich world gives with one hand so it takes away with the other . |
| 20 | I mean , well if you have n't got gauze in your first aid box , but you could have something like a Mediwipe or you might be able to use , open up your bandage and you can use , you know , several pieces of this , just keep going down the bandage and then you know clean it and get rid of that bit , okay , another clean bit okay , so you can adapt with whatever you 've got in your first aid box , yes , and you wo n't necessarily have scissors to hand so you 'll have to do whatever you 've got and the little Mediwipes are very useful for that , but do n't use one Mediwipe for seventy five grazes , okay , one Mediwipe for one wipe and then discard , okay ? |
| 21 | This program is a very professional program written by an experienced home Knitter using machine and by hand so you know it will contain all the necessary features . |
| 22 | This program is a very professional program written by an experienced home Knitter using machine and by hand so you know it will contain all the necessary features . |
| 23 | I ask Isaac to take Asaad 's right hand so he 'll go with his Daddy . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Her owner hopes eventually Thumper will fly down to eat from his hand so he can fasten her onto his training glove . |
| 26 | ‘ Not quite , ’ he said deliberately , and caught her chin in his hand so she was forced to look at him . |
| 27 | Friar 's Square in the centre of Aylesbury is outdated and ugly , but a facelift is at hand although it 'll set developers , Unilever and Friends Provident , back £60 million . |
| 28 | Someone was half a length behind her on her outside but Kelly sensed that she had more in hand than he did . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Take Leave chearfully of all your Friends in Newgate : Mount the Cart with Courage : Fall on your Knees : Lift up your Eyes : Hold a Book in your Hands although you can not read a Word : Deny the Fact at the Gallows : Kiss and forgive the Hangman , and so Farewel : You shall be buried in Pomp , at the Charge of the Fraternity : The Surgeon shall not touch a Limb of you ; and your Fame shall continue until a Successor of equal Renown succeeds in your Place . |