Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [vb past] [pos pn] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I took his hand and stroked it , saying , |
| 2 | So I held his hand all the way and mum was there and I said you 'll be alright dad I said do n't worry about it I said er , we 'll be here when you come out , he said yeah alright , I 'm alright , so as the surgeon came out he said look Mrs he said I 've seen your daughter , yeah , I have to say this to you he said it 's a fifty , fifty percent chance that John will come back from the operation , operation OK and he said it 's a one hundred percent chance he wo n't without surgery of course he do n't know anything , got his little cap on |
| 3 | Suddenly she lifted her hand and examined the brown , greasy deposit that her fingers had picked up and grimaced in disgust . |
| 4 | Suddenly she dropped his hand and slid her arms about his waist , knowing she 'd won when she felt the thunder of his heart against her cheek as she burrowed her face against his chest . |
| 5 | Impulsively she put her hand over his and said with passion : ‘ You are going to have to deal with a smart , slick world , quick to ridicule those who do not understand its manners — a world where you want friends , not enemies . |
| 6 | Defensively she pushed his hand away , staring at him with dark-pupilled eyes , the clear grey irises ringed with silver . |
| 7 | She saw his furious glance go to her hand on his cousin 's sleeve , and swiftly she dropped her hand to her side . |
| 8 | Then gently she withdrew her hand . |
| 9 | vote for the three , that 's right and there was one one put their hand up for he persuaded them that Ne , Neil Kinnock would be a good leader , that was it er so one put their hand up for him one put their hand up for Major and she had the cheek to say |
| 10 | Suddenly he passed his hand over his eyes as though he wanted to hide any emotion from her , and his mouth tightened into a grim line . |
| 11 | Come home from work on the Saturday and assume he went shopping or something , apparently he hurt his hand . . |
| 12 | And er yes i also , I would think , it 's a little unfortunate this chap happened to have his hand up on that er post there , yo you know , it 's a little bit er ungainly , it 's not sort of a very elegant sort of po I 'm not su suggesting he should pose for you , but I think , maybe had you waited until perhaps he moved his hand out of the way , it might have been a better erm composition . |
| 13 | It burned all the top of his head and he hung a hot thing over the handle on the door - front door and so he put his hand on the handle and there was piece of skin it was all burned off |
| 14 | Willie was so absorbed that he did n't notice that his knees were being licked and unconsciously he rested his hand on the back of Sammy 's neck . |
| 15 | Her eyes had darkened to an intense , violent green , sparks flaring within their depths , and when he moved towards her once more she lifted her hand and hit him hard across the face , her palm cracking along his cheekbone with satisfying force . |
| 16 | Quickly she pulled her hand away from his and opened the car door to scramble out . |
| 17 | The knight had to swerve at the last moment to avoid a head-on collision with his opponent , but at the same time he had to couch his lance to his side as tightly as possible with his hand and under his arm so that the lance blow was struck with all the weight and momentum of his horse behind it , for if in swerving aside he moved his hand or used his arm to thrust at his opponent then a blow delivered in this manner would have no effect whatever . |
| 18 | A moment later she slid her hand inside his underpants and started to rub . |
| 19 | Involuntarily he raised his hand to his face . |
| 20 | Angrily she tore her hand away from Rune 's clasp and slammed it palm-down on the table . |
| 21 | And now he put his hand on her hair and stroked it , saying , ‘ It 'll be all right . |
| 22 | Here I raised my hand to heaven and shook my fist at the sky . |
| 23 | Presently she slid her hand away and wiped it furtively on the upholstery of the seat beside her . |
| 24 | She sat holding her husband 's hand and gave a brief nod as if in answer to his unspoken question , then when he cleared his throat awkwardly she patted his hand and spoke for him . |
| 25 | For a fearful second she thought he was going to strike Steve but slowly he lifted his hand to reach out in greeting , not to deliver a blow . |
| 26 | And slowly he took her hand and drew her to the window and there , pointing , said , ‘ Look at that ! |
| 27 | Eventually he pushed his hand inside her brassiere and began kneading one of her breasts , but instead of responding she lay motionless and waited as she always did ; gradually the movements of his hand grew slower , the rhythm of his breathing more regular , and when at last he lay still she disentangled his hand from her twisted clothing and slipped out from underneath him . |
| 28 | But even then , when she was standing upright beside him , he made no attempt to release her hand and Rachel was only too aware of his appraising glance as he glanced down at the wet jade swimsuit tightly moulded to her slight , almost boyish figure before abruptly she snatched her hand away and walked quickly to the changing-rooms . |
| 29 | Maybe she put her hand and Glen water , I du n no . |
| 30 | For a full second she was too stunned to move , but then she slapped his hand away , and , drawing herself up to her full five feet four , she glared at him furiously . |