Example sentences of "[vb past] with one hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jason gestured with one hand . |
| 2 | In the jeep , he drove with one hand , putting the other over hers on her knee . |
| 3 | Angalo clung with one hand . |
| 4 | He walked with one hand in his trouser pocket and the other grasping the blanket over his shoulder . |
| 5 | The meeting denounced the contradictions of rich countries ' policies which " took with one hand — by protectionism — what they gave with the other — development aid " , while an OECD divisional head noted that " the question of migration relates directly to the need for a different co-operation and development policy and for trade liberalization " . |
| 6 | However , the act gave with one hand and took away with another : for it also removed a tax credit for investment and the possibility of accelerating the write-down against tax of depreciation . |
| 7 | An irony of the Budget was that what it gave with one hand it took away with the other . |
| 8 | Miss Honey paused with one hand on the gate and said , ‘ There it is . |
| 9 | He walked to the door , then paused with one hand on the handle and looked back at her . |
| 10 | He had turned to the door , but he paused with one hand on the handle , and without turning round he said , ‘ No , I have n't . ’ |
| 11 | When she did n't reply I crossed the room , stood with one hand on the back of her chair and watched her turn pages of colour plates of patchwork quilts . |
| 12 | Half a tree trunk surrounded with logs crackled and flamed , warming his backside as he stood with one hand lifting the flap of his jacket . |
| 13 | The girl pulled herself from the mattress and stood with one hand on her hip , in an aggressive pose . |
| 14 | Or rather ’ — he stood with one hand in his blazer pocket , squinting only a little — ‘ the guest of Mr Kettering . ’ |