Example sentences of "hand [conj] [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Meredith marched across , grasped his pullover in both hands and dragged him off the pillows to shake him violently . |
2 | ‘ The film will feature interviews with victims of male aggression in Ireland , Nicaragua , Palestine and Hackney , focusing on the need for women everywhere to join hands and liberate ourselves from the yoke of anti-female oppression , ’ said the letter . |
3 | She picked the onions up between cupped hands and dropped them into the frying pan on the cooker . |
4 | Giles leaned forward ; he took her face between his hands and kissed her on the mouth . |
5 | Izzie came and gave the cups into Gabriel 's hands and kissed him on the forehead . |
6 | He snatched the girlie magazine from his comrade 's hands and tossed it on the seat . |
7 | She took one of his hands and pressed it to the bodice of her gown . |
8 | Using the trowel she chipped at the ground outside the door , prising cold earth from among the prickly stems and broken bricks , gathering it with her hands and putting it into the bucket . |
9 | He sat on the top step , raised the automatic with both hands and aimed it at the arm that was writhing in the aperture below . |
10 | She takes his face between her hands and kisses him on the lips . |
11 | He rattled them between cupped hands and threw them into the dust . |
12 | Ruth nodded and before she could ask him if he was too he clasped her hands and hauled her from the water into his arms . |
13 | Ignoring her protests , Marc pulled her hips hard against him , moulding her beneath the palms of his hands and forcing her against the silk-covered wall of the corridor . |
14 | More recently Hairy Hands has been reported as wresting steering wheels from drivers ' hands and forcing them off the road , often causing appalling accidents . |
15 | And she took the child by the hand and walked her to the settle , and when they were seated she looked at the small figure by her side , at the hair , like a golden halo round the oval face , and the limpid grey eyes gazing so trustfully at her . |
16 | When they returned to the turreted stable block , Victoria was taught how to lead a pony in hand and walked it around the stable proudly . |
17 | Before they left , Gallardo shook Valenzuela 's hand and thanked him for the cigarettes he had given him in captivity . |
18 | Bernice dumped the remaining food on the floor with a few sweeps of her hand and kicked it under the rubber skirts of the machine . |
19 | Evelyn snatched the packet from his hand and put it in the pocket of her apron . |
20 | She put out her hand and laid it on the book , then said : |
21 | He took the spoon out of her hand and laid it on the table . |
22 | He dropped a long , searching kiss on her mouth , then took her shaking hand and laid it against the powerful , overpowering size of his arousal . |
23 | Sabrina intervened by taking the poniard from Graham 's hand and slipping it down the side of her boot . |
24 | Nicolo took her hand and forced it towards the dark , slashing opening . |
25 | He stayed beside the car as she crossed the narrow pavement , but the shadowed gaze followed her as she shakily climbed the steps to the door of the house , slid her key into the lock with a trembling hand and let herself into the hallway . |
26 | He took the sword out of Alexei 's hand and jabbed it into the planks at the bottom of the punt , then draped Alexei 's coat over it . |
27 | He pulled a scrap of meat from the cutlet in his hand and tossed it into the air . |
28 | She put out a hand and touched him on the sleeve , but he moved back as if he had n't noticed , and she said on a rising note , ‘ Why are you looking like that ? ’ |
29 | She took a pinch of snuff in her hand and sprinkled it over the note murmuring something under her breath . |
30 | She frowned for a moment , then picked up my hand and led me to the window . |