Example sentences of "hand [conj] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Robert last night rejected calls for his resignation and explained that 50 of the recommendations made by Sir Anthony were already in hand or implemented at an estimated cost of £20 million . |
| 2 | Julie cradled the mug of tea in both hands and looked at the wall clock on the other side of the kitchen . |
| 3 | Hrun leaned his head back on his hands and looked at the ceiling , whistling tunelessly . |
| 4 | Patrick ran both hands through his hair and buried his head in his hands and stared at the fine linen table cloth . |
| 5 | They sat in the back of the Dacia for the drive from Otopeni Airport to the outskirts of the city , holding hands and staring at the lights flashing past . |
| 6 | Keith holds his head in his hands and looks at the floor . |
| 7 | She had washed her hands and face at the pump in front of the inn . |
| 8 | What the high-speed camera does n't show as it freezes the action is that the top pros have the skill to make the clubhead catch up with their hands and arrive at the same time at impact … as when at address . |
| 9 | The beaten President put his head in his hands and wept at a Republican Party tribute to him . |
| 10 | Riven held his reins in one hand and jabbed at the snarling grypesh with the other as they darted into his reach . |
| 11 | She opened her hand and looked at the two silver coins . |
| 12 | On this particular day Blind Io , by dint of constant vigilance the chief of the gods , sat with his chin on his hand and looked at the gaming board on the red marble table in front of him . |
| 13 | He lowered his hand and stared at the man sitting facing him . |
| 14 | Berowne could n't both have held the razor in his right hand and clutched at the blanket as he fell . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Barbara Porter looked up with a lipstick pencil in her hand and smiled at the Hinkle . |
| 17 | Isabel raised her left hand and peered at the ring in the dim light cast by the clock-candle burning near the bed . |
| 18 | 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 . |