Example sentences of "hand and make " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then one of the blokes remembers there 's a woman present and apologises , the others shake hands and make an effort to be polite to each other . |
| 2 | The final scheme would be a tribute to the vision of ‘ the greatest son of the Romanian people ’ rendered by their skill and hands and made from the fruits of their native soil . |
| 3 | Then he stretched out his hands and made pouncing movements . |
| 4 | As they walked along the streets , the eunuchs clapped their hands and made bawdy jokes , behaving quite differently from the way they did inside their Turkman Gate haveli . |
| 5 | It was only when everyone rose to their feet , shook hands and made a beeline for the cooking tent — where , it emerged , Balvinder Singh had been for the last half-hour — that I realized that the ceremony was over . |
| 6 | He beat the air with his hands and made the most heart-rending cries . |
| 7 | When she turned her head away he captured her face between strong hands and made her look at him . |
| 8 | She sat over her sewing , complaining that her eyes were getting old , and the yellow wax from the candle , skewered and hung up above their heads on a thread , dripped on the backs of her hands and made marks like the stains on old women 's hands . |
| 9 | On the contrary he strode in , rubbing his hands and making it clear that he , too , would like a piece of venison , and he being Bodo it was not really possible to refuse him . |
| 10 | hike a herd of antelope , grazing indifferently while one of their number was being savaged by lions , they would go on , singing and clapping their hands and making a great noise against the darkness . |
| 11 | He would have checked your equipment in advance , brought extension lead and table , checked the video on that particular TV and set it all up while you were shaking hands and making conversation rather than getting flustered . |
| 12 | Quiss experienced the tiniest moment of fear , then savage anger , and was about to go down fighting — take as many of the little bastards with him as he could — when he realised that they were bowing and wringing their hands and making apologetic noises , not howling angry ones . |
| 13 | Mafouz was flexing his hands and making crouching movements as the ball started its slow descent . |
| 14 | So saying , she thrust the coffee into Jack 's hand and made for the light reading ‘ Ladies ’ , rubbing and muttering as she went . |
| 15 | Tom took his hand and made him point to the letters , going from left to right , sounding out each one . |
| 16 | He took her hand and made a pretence of examining it and Hari drew her fingers away quickly . |
| 17 | The failure of the pope to pronounce on this matter until 798 meant a dangerous delay for Coenwulf and was probably a factor in his desire for an archbishopric at London , but the papal judgement when it came gave him a free hand and made London as an archiepiscopal see dispensable . |
| 18 | Very gently , as to a wild animal , I reached out my hand and made her turn her head . |
| 19 | She watched and listened as he sat on the bed , held the frightened woman 's hand and made her believe it too . |
| 20 | Always ready to lend a helping hand and make a welcome cup of tea , her lively personality will be greatly missed . |
| 21 | Just about time to take in the portraits of the most recent Ambassadors before she was at his side , hair in a bun , flat shoes , blouse and cardigan , and shaking his hand and making him welcome . |