Sentence examples for hand standing from inspiring English sources

But once lunch appeared — huge platters of rice and lamb, eaten by hand, standing — everything changed.

Pictures of him were splashed across the papers, rifle in hand, standing proudly in front of a slain elephant.

In the past, Mr. Bloomberg had always been on hand, standing in front of television cameras to boldly promote public health initiatives.

It is a perfectly plausible scenario: there has been a sense of everyone waiting for Perez to declare his hand; standing up to him appears pointless.

"The story of the Somalis is they are survivors," continued Issa, microphone in hand, standing on a simple stage against a white wall that bore the TEDxMogadishu logo.

On the other hand, standing on the frozen surface of the Yukon and holding a rope attached to your best friend implies a willingness to go in after him.

"There is something about making something -- anything -- with your hands, standing back and knowing you made it".

Everywhere, students are found trying contorted positions, acrobatically balancing on their hands, standing on each other's shoulders, practising gymnastics mid-air from silks and straps, bouncing to unnatural heights on trampolines, or juggling with impossible numbers of hoops.

Nothing could be in stronger contrast to the flattering "Ditchley" portrait of Elizabeth I, with her sumptuous embroidered dress, lace ruff, strings of pearls and improbably smooth hands, standing omnipotently on a globe of the world.

But we can see a group of North Koreans with flowers in their hands standing in the bitter cold waiting for us to leave before advancing in a column to place their offerings.Next is the Grand People's Study House, a vast library on top of a rise in the city centre.

Participants were asked to perform two maximum hand grip trials with each hand in standing position with their arms along their body.