Example sentences of "hand around [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She went to the table , closed her hand around a bottle and slid it into her skirt pocket . |
| 2 | When casting , I have the bomb hanging about three feet from the rod-tip ( if you always keep this distance the same you have a better chance of casting consistently ) with my right hand around the butt and reel seat , and the line looped over my index finger . |
| 3 | Uncle Matthew cupped his hand around the mug of tea he was holding . |
| 4 | He raised his arm to see its motion in the flesh of his thumb , and clamped his other hand around the base of the digit in the hope of stopping its further advance , gasping as though doused with ice-water. the pain was out of all proportion to the mite 's size , but he held both thumb and sobs hard , determined not to lose all dignity in front of his executioners . |
| 5 | Tesselmann grabbed at the handle of the freight car and hauled himself off the ground , his legs swinging precariously in the air as he tried to clasp his other hand around the handle . |
| 6 | Here , Parsons points out , the task of socialization may be much simpler in our culture for girls , because the role-model — the mother-is usually close at hand around the home and the daughter can imitate her behaviour much more readily . |
| 7 | ‘ Of course she does have staff to hand around the nosh , ’ Ken told her . |
| 8 | His eyes played over her blouse and she noticed that his hand around the whisky glass trembled a little . |
| 9 | She burst out laughing at the absurdity of it , laughed until she cried , and when the tears came he groped across the table to touch her hand around the empty glass . |
| 10 | He flourished his hand around the rest of the gathering . |
| 11 | ‘ Where to next ? ’ he said , cupping his hand around the Marlboro he was trying to light . |
| 12 | He struck one and cupped his hand around the flame . |
| 13 | He waved an expansive hand around the kitchen . |
| 14 | He then shuffled around the room cupping his hand around the chimneys and blowing out one lamp after another . |
| 15 | He stood by the exit , watching , cupping one hand around the flame of his lighter as he lit up a Marlboro . |
| 16 | She quivered at the slide of his hand around the sensitive skin behind her ears , and tried to shake his hands off her hair without success . |
| 17 | A strange setting for the Tunstall heiress , all this — ’ And he swept his hand around the shabby room , noting the protective arm which Dr Neil had placed around Sally-Anne 's shoulders . |
| 18 | He waves his hand around the plane . |