Sentence examples for second pair of hands from inspiring English sources

Idiom

Safe pair of hands.

A person who can be trusted to do something without causing any trouble is a safe pair of hands.

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I'm missing this second pair of hands".

A mystery second pair of hands then appears, sweeping the skin behind the first.

It was me and Abhinay Khoparzi, the man behind the camera, visual effects and my second pair of hands, ears and eyes throughout this process.

After last week's turn on the triangle in Carmen, he was also the second pair of hands in Fantasia in F minor for four hands.

Being a neophyte in the world of woodworking — I've made a shabby but sturdy shed — I can appreciate the value of a good partner who can help measure, cut, hold stuff and generally be a second pair of hands.

Here, the artist acts as the sole author, capturing each of her portraits without the help of a second pair of hands.

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Lending a third pair of hands on percussion was the band's lead guitarist, Jonny Greenwood, momentarily hunched over a snare drum and floor tom.

That third pair of hands really does make a difference; everyone gets enough sleep, someone always has enough energy to cook dinner, you can even take it in turns to do the pacing up and down with a colicky baby on your shoulder.

And that they were his first pair of hand-made nubuck Mephistos -- which, he added, were a French brand highly prized among the comfy-footwear cognoscenti -- and that some years later he had even sent them back to the manufacturer to be resoled.

For example, inside the room by the door, the first pair of gloves was removed, followed by the hair net, the face shield, and the second pair of gloves; next, hands were washed with quick-drying antiseptic solution, and the gown was carefully removed; then the hands were washed again before the staff member left the room.

While continuing to grasp the jump ring firmly in one hand, pick up your second pair of pliers with the other hand and grasp the other side of the jump ring.

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