Example sentences of "hand [coord] [verb] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Crawford scooped up the suds in his hands and put them back in the machine — through the open door .
2 Cornelius threw up his hands and brought them down amidst a torrent of hair .
3 They beat him up in the alleyway , tied his hands and led him off to the Marshalsea .
4 He reached towards her with his strong hands and pressed them down on the fine-boned structure of her shoulders , massaging with rhythmic , kneading movements .
5 Louisa stepped on to the ice , crossed her hands and held them out to her escorts .
6 Isabel lowered her hands and held them out to him in an invitation that was as ancient as womanhood .
7 He raised his hard little hand and brought it down on Jack 's resoundingly .
8 She still had the torch in her hand and brought it down on her assailant with all her strength .
9 Suddenly exasperated , Buddie raised his free hand and brought it down in a resounding slap on the boy 's buttocks .
10 ‘ Oh , O. K. ’ He lifted his leg off the floor with one hand and put it back on the bed .
11 Perhaps he thought that if he made a success of the concert party , word would get around amongst show business that here was someone to keep an eye on , and his big chance might come ; that someone important in the music world might come up to him with a contract in his hand and sign him up for the next ten years as a successor to Sir Malcolm Sargeant .
12 He took her hand and led her out of the café .
13 Her eyes were only very slightly glazed as Fernando Serra tightened his grip on her hand and led her out of the Guadalquivir suite .
14 She took hold of his hand and led him over to the small bed .
15 Senga took her brother 's hand and led him out into the hall .
16 Stand in the middle of the border , tip the seeds on to the palm of your hand and throw them up in the air as high as you possibly can .
17 ‘ And I 'm quite sure that you are exactly my style ! ’ he added smoothly , removing the champagne glass from her trembling hand and setting it down on a nearby table .
18 And when she did , he stopped the stab of her free hand and twisted it up behind her shoulders .
19 ‘ Sit down again , pray , ’ pleaded her hostess , reaching for her hand and pulling her back to the sofa .
20 He sang in the words of the aria that she should give him her hand and put his out to her , but she pretended not to understand .
21 She ate it in her hand and washed it down with several glasses of Tizer .
22 Then he reached out , grasped Mandy 's outstretched hand and pulled her back to safe , solid ground .
23 Seeing that Owen was having difficulties in getting used to the idea , she took him by the hand and pulled him down beside her on the divan .
24 In the darkness , under cover of which they had been kissing cuddling so much ( with his hand inside her blouse ) that she had not the first idea what the film was about , he took her hand and guided it down to his lap .
25 Harry grabbed her hand and jerked her back into his arms .
26 It is seven years since , at Zurich , I appealed to France to take Germany by the hand and lead her back into the European family . ’
27 Lissa smiled wanly , and allowed Adam to reach for her hand and lead her out of the room .
28 Take your audience by the hand and lead them along with you .
29 Before waiting for an answer she takes me by the hand and leads me on to the dance floor .
30 But the brother of chat-show host Jonathan Ross lived up to his crime-busting image and immediately pulled over to lend a hand and give himself up to police .
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