Example sentences of "[adj] hand [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Isabel raised her left hand and peered at the ring in the dim light cast by the clock-candle burning near the bed . |
| 2 | She recalled how she had steadied the block with one hand while pulling at the handle with the other , and how smoothly the blade had slid from its slot . |
| 3 | Riven held his reins in one hand and jabbed at the snarling grypesh with the other as they darted into his reach . |
| 4 | She bent down to retrieve the best china from the floor , whilst Ray picked up teaspoons with one hand and dabbed at the goat 's milk with the other holding his handkerchief . |
| 5 | Berowne could n't both have held the razor in his right hand and clutched at the blanket as he fell . |