Example sentences of "hand [conj] [vb past] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By another of the technical innovations or borrowings which mark the art of this time , terracotta figurines and heads are no longer generally made freely by hand or turned on the wheel but pressed into moulds . |
| 2 | Rajiv Gandhi , his car bouncing towards a rally in Sriperumbudur in southern India , was covered in garlands by hands that reached through the open window . |
| 3 | Lorimer took one of the motionless hands that lay outside the coverlet . |
| 4 | ‘ Why 's that ? ’ said Garvey , slapping the hands that groped between the iron bars . |
| 5 | He reined in his horse and made a gesture with one hand that took in the flat dead wasteland and the strangled trees and the black barrenness . |
| 6 | ‘ You ca n't do this ! ’ snapped Cardiff , feeling Rohmer trying to break his grip now with a hand that felt like a vice . |
| 7 | Li Yuan nodded , looking down at the plump , bejewelled hand that rested on the rough cloth of his sleeve . |
| 8 | After a couple of minutes Phoebe recovered her breath ; she pushed herself off the wall with her hands and went through the stairwell doorway into the green-painted corridor . |
| 9 | Each foot in turn felt the warmth of his hands and relaxed like an animal who trusts the vet . |
| 10 | Not bad for the first day , she thought with a sense of satisfaction as she washed her hands and tucked in a few strands of escaping hair . |
| 11 | Julie cradled the mug of tea in both hands and looked at the wall clock on the other side of the kitchen . |
| 12 | Hrun leaned his head back on his hands and looked at the ceiling , whistling tunelessly . |
| 13 | Patrick ran both hands through his hair and buried his head in his hands and stared at the fine linen table cloth . |
| 14 | Those watching joined hands and danced round the bonfire amid an air of frenzied excitement . |
| 15 | She laid the plates before them , wished them ‘ Bon appetit ’ , clasped her hands and stood in an attitude of expectation , awaiting their comments . |
| 16 | Finally Alain detached himself from Claudine 's clinging hands and turned to the house , collecting Jenna with a very hard hand on her arm . |
| 17 | The beaten President put his head in his hands and wept at a Republican Party tribute to him . |
| 18 | Overcome again , she covered her face with her hands and sank onto the settee . |
| 19 | Izzie took hold of her father 's hands and spoke in a soft , monotonous sing-song . |
| 20 | As they crossed a stream the precious manuscript slipped from his hand and disappeared in the water . |
| 21 | She nodded and they left the house hand in hand and walked across the springy turf . |
| 22 | Riven held his reins in one hand and jabbed at the snarling grypesh with the other as they darted into his reach . |
| 23 | She opened her hand and looked at the two silver coins . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | He lowered his hand and stared at the man sitting facing him . |
| 26 | He picked up Doyle 's limp hand and felt for a pulse . |
| 27 | He swung one foot out , to the next joist , then put out one hand and felt for the next rafter ; he transferred his weight carefully . |
| 28 | I took her by the hand and stepped into the water . |
| 29 | The letter slipped from her hand and fluttered to the landing floor . |
| 30 | " Opticals " like titling mixes and dissolves are then put in hand and added to the " double head " as it is called when vision and sound are still on separate film . |