Example sentences of "[adv] his hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly his hand was on my shoulder . |
| 2 | Suddenly his hand moved , fastening around one slender wrist so tightly that Isabel 's bones cracked . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He pulled away his hand with a jerk . |
| 6 | ‘ You need n't have touched me ! ’ he said , pulling away his hand . |
| 7 | She felt nauseous , and , terrified she might be sick , she pushed away his hand so that she could hold her head up . |
| 8 | Unconsciously his hand reached for the pocket of the greatcoat he was not wearing , where he kept his silver flask . |
| 9 | Abraham puts forth his hand , and takes the knife ‘ to slay his son ’ . |
| 10 | Her meaning was not lost on John , but still he held forth his hand . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Automatically his hand went up to scrape his hair back over his ears . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He wept , his head upon her knee , and presently his hand crept up between her knees and she did n't even pull away with a ‘ Sweet Jesus , what do you think you 're doing ? ’ but drew the curtains to and lit the gas fire to warm them both . |
| 15 | And sometimes his hand would creep a bit higher , and then when I was near fit to burst with joy he 'd stop his tickling and say : ‘ Ay , but I should n't do that , should I ? |
| 16 | It was then his hand brushed against her skirt , and two fingers would have slid into the pocket unnoticed if Sarah had n't been watching . |
| 17 | Then his hand began to move again , clearing his pocket |
| 18 | As the film progressed , he gradually began to hitch her skirt up , so that his hand was resting not upon skirt but upon stocking , and then his hand began to creep up the stocking . |
| 19 | There 's a hole ! " then his hand appeared through the wall a couple of yards down and waved about to attract her attention . |
| 20 | His arm waggled , as if he were groping for something , and then his hand appeared as softly and suddenly as it had vanished : holding the fifth ball . |
| 21 | Her first indication that they had stopped was Fen 's voice close at hand and then his hand on her head , stroking her hair . |
| 22 | For several long moments they sat motionless , then his hand turned her face towards him , his fingers tilting her chin upwards . |
| 23 | Then his hand was slipping beneath the soft silk fabric , making her flesh jump excitedly as he touched her , and his fingers were reaching for the strap of her bra , dropping it loosely over her shoulder and peeling the cup of her bra away . |
| 24 | Then his hand seemed to tighten against her waist , making her judder and catch her breath . |
| 25 | She made it halfway past him , but then his hand shot out to detain her . |
| 26 | He watched her as she sipped her champagne and then his hand moved to under her chin . |
| 27 | The glasses and the bottle of wine were slammed back down on the bedside table and then his hand around her wrist was a shock . |
| 28 | Then his hand slid across to cup the underside of one full breast , and she gasped , too taken aback by the sheer exquisiteness of his touch to mask her reaction . |
| 29 | But he liked gripped me on the arm and then his hand would appear from nowhere during the concert , he like kind of rubbed my arm and are you alright ? |
| 30 | His arm , at first placed so firmly and impersonally around her , relaxed and instead his hand moved at her waist , caressing its curve . |