Sentence examples for pair of hand from inspiring English sources

He did his own weeding and trimming and kept his hedges razor-sharp with a pair of hand shears.

Sergeant Okutsu crawled to within 30 yards of one enemy emplacement and killed its three gunners by hurling a pair of hand grenades.

Just half a dozen workers were milling around, one was trimming the grass with a pair of hand shears, another wielded a klaxon to scare off pigeons.

Talk story about Steve Eftimiades, who is the caretaker of the Queens County Farm Museum, whom writer spoke with as Mr. Eftimiades clipped a male sheep named Rambo with an old fashioned pair of hand shears in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

By William McKibben The New Yorker, May 12 , 1986P. 30 Talk story about Steve Eftimiades, who is the caretaker of the Queens County Farm Museum, whom writer spoke with as Mr. Eftimiades clipped a male sheep named Rambo with an old fashioned pair of hand shears in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

And he was always dressed in the same greasy coveralls, no socks and a pair of hand- me-down wing tip shoes without laces.

"From big-hitter Bob to safe-pair-of-hands Jenkins," said Louise Cooper, markets analyst at BGC Partners.

Decorative moldings on the lower floors and a pair of hand-carved wooden doors remain.

Where else but in Italy would a doctor look to accessorise his white coat with a rather fancy pair of hand-stitched, white leather trainers?

Trousers loom large in Sam's life since he's usually wearing a pair of hand-me-downs, torn and far too short.

In the lobby, original period pieces, including a pair of hand-painted shutters and a finely carved Bible stand, offer a connection to the past.