Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | When someone protests at his callousness he says ‘ Would you rather my hand shook ? ’ . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , after ten minutes or so my hand on Karen 's knee was starting to feel like one lump of meat resting on another . |
| 3 | Suddenly her hand was pointing as she called , ‘ Mamma ! |
| 4 | Suddenly her hand lashed out and slapped his face . |
| 5 | She knew only that suddenly her hand was upraised , that his shot out with lightning speed and caught it in mid-air . |
| 6 | Only her hand was between the revolver and his childish face looking of at her , tears streaming on his plump cheeks . |
| 7 | She works in the shop from 9 am until 5 pm , but as she awaits the infrequent customers she is not idle ; she cuts her cloth and does all her hand sewing . |
| 8 | Suddenly his hand was on my shoulder . |
| 9 | Suddenly his hand moved , fastening around one slender wrist so tightly that Isabel 's bones cracked . |
| 10 | His nearness was making her uneasy , then suddenly his hand came down on hers , halting its movements , sending her gaze flying up to meet his . |
| 11 | As he did so his hand accidentally brushed against her bare leg , and suddenly she was aware of how little difference there was between the shorts she was wearing now and the swimsuit she had worn earlier . |
| 12 | Instinctively her hand reached for a light switch . |
| 13 | Instinctively her hand drew the sheet higher before she chided herself for the gesture . |
| 14 | Nervously her hand went up to adjust her glasses — then she remembered that she was n't wearing glasses , and as his glance moved to her loose-flowing and luxuriant shining chestnut hair she felt decidedly vulnerable . |
| 15 | My maximum bet had given away my hand and forced Judas to go one way where he would otherwise have certainly gone both . |
| 16 | He made a half-hearted attempt to brush away my hand . |
| 17 | Then she says , ‘ Sorry , ’ takes away her hand and walks on slowly . |
| 18 | He pulled away his hand with a jerk . |
| 19 | ‘ You need n't have touched me ! ’ he said , pulling away his hand . |
| 20 | She felt nauseous , and , terrified she might be sick , she pushed away his hand so that she could hold her head up . |
| 21 | Unconsciously his hand reached for the pocket of the greatcoat he was not wearing , where he kept his silver flask . |
| 22 | Although she does not realise it , she is searching for enlightenment and encourages her fusion with Geraldine : ‘ Christabel stretched forth her hand ’ . |
| 23 | She swallowed and wondered if she should pull her hand away , but as Jake continued to hold it against his cheek , watching her with eyes that suddenly threatened to swallow her , she was aware that all at once her hand had become paralysed . |
| 24 | Abraham puts forth his hand , and takes the knife ‘ to slay his son ’ . |
| 25 | Her meaning was not lost on John , but still he held forth his hand . |
| 26 | He listened for a moment to their angry shouts and the occasional thud of their rattan canes , then he stood up and jammed his pith helmet squarely on his head ; automatically his hand checked the presence of his bone-handled knife in its sheath . |
| 27 | Automatically his hand went up to scrape his hair back over his ears . |
| 28 | As she passed him to put away the files she hesitated for a moment , and instantly his hand shot out to take hers in a crushing grip . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh , God , all right , ’ I said , tutting and sighing , but really my hand was shaking . |
| 30 | What I saw was scary enough to make me lower my hand . |