Example sentences of "his hand [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And and Chris has just put his head in his hands and said I ca n't do it . |
| 2 | But he put up no defence ; he simply raised his hands and laid them lightly on Gentle 's shoulders . |
| 3 | She took one of his hands and pressed it to the bodice of her gown . |
| 4 | He got the ends of the belt around his hands and wound them into a good , tight grip . |
| 5 | He held her close and soothed her , brushing her skin lightly with his hands and kissing her gently , until gradually she felt warm again and the bleak sadness of spirit went away . |
| 6 | At last he was freed , and gritting his teeth , Jack took the small forearm firmly in his hands and lifted it quickly off the last spike . |
| 7 | They beat him up in the alleyway , tied his hands and led him off to the Marshalsea . |
| 8 | He was aware that Ballater was looking at his hands and assured him that he could wield a spade perfectly well . |
| 9 | Giles leaned forward ; he took her face between his hands and kissed her on the mouth . |
| 10 | Cornelius threw up his hands and brought them down amidst a torrent of hair . |
| 11 | Sorrel watched him for a few seconds , then snatched it out of his hands and stuck it in her mouth . |
| 12 | Crawford scooped up the suds in his hands and put them back in the machine — through the open door . |
| 13 | Ignoring her protests , Marc pulled her hips hard against him , moulding her beneath the palms of his hands and forcing her against the silk-covered wall of the corridor . |
| 14 | On the contrary he strode in , rubbing his hands and making it clear that he , too , would like a piece of venison , and he being Bodo it was not really possible to refuse him . |
| 15 | I did not know what to say in reply , so I took his hands and held them beside my own , showing first the backs , then the palms , then measuring them one against the other , palm to palm — something the Japanese would often do in comparing their smaller , lighter hands with my grosser ones . |
| 16 | Melody 's delight and incredulity were genuine , but it did not prevent her from taking the food and drink from his hands and bolting it as though she were starving . |
| 17 | He pushed the bra straps off her shoulders and she looked at him helplessly , torn between releasing the bodice to grab his hands and keeping it safely in place . |
| 18 | He put up his hands and found it was a long strand of seaweed . |
| 19 | ‘ God , you 're beautiful , ’ he muttered fiercely , holding one breast in his hands and raising it to his mouth . |
| 20 | Instead he lifted his hands and pushed them deep into her hair , and , before she had time to get herself together , he was kissing her , his mouth hard and brutal against hers . |
| 21 | She took one of his hands and drew it towards her breast . |
| 22 | ‘ Certainly the play advocates a continuation of the war , as plays nowadays are required to do , ’ said Deems , folding his hands and placing them gently on the table before him , as if to show that he concealed nothing . |
| 23 | She grabbed his hands and removed them from her bottom . |
| 24 | Drachenfels moved among them , laughing as he squeezed heads in his hands and shattered them like rotted fruits . |
| 25 | I do n't mind I mean they always wan na run off with , one you 've got to hold his hand or carry them |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | She knew how to win that competition , too : when he reached through to her the fourth or fifth time , she did what she had often dreamt of doing before : kneeling up against the wall , she guided his hand and put it to her breast . |
| 28 | Evelyn snatched the packet from his hand and put it in the pocket of her apron . |
| 29 | Tom took his hand and made him point to the letters , going from left to right , sounding out each one . |
| 30 | Auguste reached out his hand and took hers . |