Example sentences of "hand [prep] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He spat on his hands as if to give himself courage , then settled on the wall on his hands and knees . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's called Titian , ’ she said , pushing her waves back with vigorous sweeps of her hands as if to deny its attraction to men . |
| 3 | Gilbert was rubbing his face with both hands as if trying to wash away bad dreams . |
| 4 | ‘ Your friend has so much talent and she 's so … ’ he waved his hands as if trying to snatch words from the air , ‘ … she has this gift of firing one 's imagination without talking too much . |
| 5 | ‘ Agreed , ’ Joe said , and held up his hands as if to say , See , no deception … would I lie to you ? |
| 6 | He had actually held up his hands as if to ward off something evil . |
| 7 | Candy held up her hands as if warding off a blow . |
| 8 | She took the programme from his hand as if wanting to know what the song was , but her eyes were shut as she bent her head over it . |
| 9 | He half sat up and put out a hand as if to touch her , aware that something traumatic had occurred . |
| 10 | Gaunt raised his hand as if welcoming the plaudits of the crowd . |
| 11 | Her eyes swam and she put out a hand as if to ward off the blows . |
| 12 | Although she could n't see the gesture , he waved a hand as if to demonstrate the extent of her freedom . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's all right , ’ he said , and held out the bloody hand as if refusing a favour . |
| 14 | He raised his hand as if to strike Frankie , who instinctively recoiled into the rough safety of his nanny s overcoat . |
| 15 | ‘ You dare ! ’ roared Caswell , and , starting forward , he seized her shoulder and cried out , ‘ Bitch ! ’ as in his turn he raised a hand as if to strike at her . |
| 16 | She now flapped her hand as if shooing something away , then went out of the kitchen and onto the landing , and here , as she had before , she stopped , but only long enough to raise her eyes to the whitewashed ceiling as her mind said , Dear God , do n't let anything come of this . |
| 17 | Miss Rene flapped her hand as if shooing away all hats . |
| 18 | She went to the door of the room Alice had been in , and lifted her hand as if to knock . |
| 19 | She put out her hand as if warding him off . |
| 20 | Each man in the picture was staring blankly at the photographer , a bar of soap in each hand as if caught in the act of some doubtful ritual . |
| 21 | At the Regina station Mr Murray insisted on climbing up into the engine tender to shake hands with and thank the engineer and fireman who had brought us through the storm on this far-from-ordinary journey . |
| 22 | ‘ Tom lay down on the grass and looked into the clear , clear limestone water , with every pebble at the bottom bright and clean , while the little silver trout dashed about in fright at the sight of his black face ; and he dipped his hand in and found it so cool , cool , cool ; and he said , ‘ I will be a fish ; I will swim in the water ; I must be clean , I must be clean ’ . ’ |
| 23 | I put my hand in and found it . |
| 24 | He undid the sack put his hand in and pulled out half a loaf . |
| 25 | She put her hand in and pulled it out . |
| 26 | This is a very quick way to get your hand in and learn what you need to practise . |
| 27 | In 1897 Mr and Mrs Currer Briggs bought the most idyllic site they could lay their hands on and wrote to Mr Voysey the architect . |
| 28 | For some three days there was a virtual collapse of government , during which the rebels laid hands on and put to death the Chancellor , Archbishop Sudbury , and the Treasurer , Sir Robert Hales . |
| 29 | What are the effects of each pattern on the balance between engagement and reflection , having hands on or standing back ? |