Example sentences of "hand [adv] over [pos pn] " 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 | Fran ran a hand wearily over her face , closing her eyes , feeling the tiredness from the sleepless night catching up with her . |
| 3 | Captain Maestrangelo went upstairs to his office and sat down , rubbing a hand wearily over his face . |
| 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 | He ran his hand gently over her cheek . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He passed a hand quickly over his eyes . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He ran his hand softly over her thigh ; his tone became bantering . |
| 12 | He stroked his hand lightly over her mouth . |
| 13 | Sabrina kissed him on both cheeks then ran her hand lightly over his hair . |