Example sentences of "hand to [pos pn] eye " in BNC.
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1 | Katherine had barely had time to pull off her wire-framed pince-nez and press the palms of her hands to her eyes before Gerard had returned . |
2 | Lou pressed her hands to her eyes . |
3 | He pressed his hands to his eyes to shut out the dreadful picture . |
4 | Dazzled , Mrs Lomax put a hand to her eyes . |
5 | She stood there for a moment in confusion , the lantern in her hand shedding a golden light on the creamy folds of her dress where the dark fur had fallen open over it , her hand to her eyes , shading them against the lantern light , her brow creased with puzzlement . |
6 | I raised my hand to my eyes wondering how I could have hit it so hard . |
7 | It was Francis — it hurts , this , to remember — it was Francis who , bewildered , touched the back of his hand to his eye . |
8 | A split second latter he claps his hand to his eye and wipes himself . |