Sentences with phrase «hand clutching at»

All this was accomplished so quickly that the priest felt no pain, but only boundless shock as the grip released him and he stumbled forward, one hand clutching at his perforated throat in a vain attempt to stem the flow of the warm blood that sluiced irresistibly through his fingers.

Acura set the clutch into auto mode, allowing me to release the hand clutch at a standstill.

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Two of her close friends, actor Matthew Montgomery and rapper Sirah, posted the same photo with Lovato — apparently at some kind of bar or club — in which Lovato's hand appears to be clutched around an invisible object.

Mrs. Musial, in pink cotton, stood at Stan's side by home plate, clutching in one hand a new baseball, as if the feel of it reassured her that her connection with the game would remain unbroken.

Yes, that's mine up in the air, tightly clutching a red - and - cream thermos flask found at a car boot sale, while the other hand satisfyingly squidges the juice from a lemon on an old yellow squeezer.

When using the football or clutch hold, position the baby at your side with your forearm along his back and your hand cradling the back of his neck.

There's the clutching reaction of the rhesus monkey, in which the female generally reaches back with one hand and grasps the male, sometimes turning and looking over her shoulder at the presumed moment of his climax — which, if it does indicate a female eruption as well, would leave people in the dust when it comes to simultaneous orgasms.

Phones clutched in hand, staring at Google earth, we were sure there was no way we'd miss it..

in a hand pleated, deep V - neck J.Mendel gown, with a gold Jimmy Choo clutch and her signature top knot at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in London.

From avant garde hand - holds to shimmery satchels with just enough room for your wrist to clutches with removable shoulder straps, you'll find your next perfect clutch at Sole Society.

Equally so, wear them at night with a LBD (Little Black Dress), a clutch in one hand and a martini in the other and PERFECTION — you'll be showcasing metal fusions in the most trend savvy of ways!

Collaborating with Hong Kong artist Ryan San and art platform ART ONE, Carmen Chan created a series of acrylic canvas which aims at encouraging buyers and art appreciators of all levels to carry the hand - painted Art Clutches with the aim to use these to break the preconception of inaccessible art and promote touchable art in daily life.

Convenient blackouts hit at every turning point and the bodies pile up as our intrepid, wise - cracking reporters turn detective to investigate the hidden passages and clutching hands and missing wills while the script contorts itself in absurd contrivances and ridiculous dialogue and the cast offers a grab - bag of character types and acting excess.

The best moment of the Oscar ceremony: At the end of the night, as Guillermo del Toro gives his Best Picture acceptance speech for The Shape of Water, Greta Gerwig clutches a hand to her heart and says the lip - readable words, to nobody in particular, «I love him.»

On the other hand, it would remove from the Common Core debate (at least until NCLB - reauthorization time, if that day ever comes) the specter of Arne Duncan and Barack Obama clutching those standards to the federal bosom.

This hand - held rod has a clutch at the grip and a clasp at the further tip for holding the bulb.

I assume that this school chose to become an academy to escape the clutches of its supposedly «controlling» LA, where there was at least a semblance of democratic accountability, only to fall into the hands of «unelected, unaccountable» civil servants who «are suffocating headteachers from doing their jobs».

To sit in a Ferrari's sumptuous driver's seat, savoring the aroma of leather and the voluptuous view over the hood; to press the red starter button on the steering wheel and hear the V - 8 light off with a cannon - fire report through quad exhausts; to flick one of the big shift paddles at redline and feel the 7 - speed dual - clutch transmission crack off an upshift so fast the M80 - like tailpipe explosion that follows seems at least a city block behind you... these are merely a few of the sensations that delight and excite and bedazzle any soul lucky enough conduct a Ferrari with his or her own hands.

Despite the use of aluminium and CFRP for the body panels the concept still tips the scales at a not so moderate 1600 kg, but with all hands on deck in the drivetrain department and a ubiquitous double - clutch gearbox the allroad shooting brake can reach 100km / h in 4.6 seconds.

At highway speeds, the gasoline engine is able to engage a lock - up clutch and directly drive the wheels in what — for most cars — would be a sixth - gear ratio, but when you squeeze the pedal to accelerate again, the gas engine disconnects and hands control back over to the electric motor.

The Q3 concept, on the other hand, is expected to show its face at the Paris Motor Show where it will include a dual - clutch S - tronic transmission.

She was standing at the window clutching her handbag with both hands.

Using a palette of autumnal colors, illustrator A.G. Ford emphasizes Malcolm's wide brown eyes, taking in everything around him and gazing at his mother, who read to the children from a book clutched in one hand while folding laundry or preparing supper.

A few spectral women, segregated inside their grimy burqas, extend imploring hands and clutch at passersby; some receive a coin for their trouble, others just a curse.

She looks up over the counter and into the other room, where her daughter sits at the table, her head bent low over her sketchbook, a pencil clutched firmly in her hand.

Suddenly, she clutched at my hand.

I had a few scary moments, as we slowed descended the steep mountain, especially when there was a steep drop on one side of the carriage, and I felt myself clutching my hands tightly; but there was no need to fear, because fortunately the brakeman who operated our train was very experienced at his job and we arrived back at the bottom station with no problems!

It's too underpowered for something expected to sit in your living room and it's too big for something expected to be clutched in your hands for three hours at a time.

An outstretched hand, reminiscent of Michelangelo's Creation of Adam, emerges from rough waves, clutching an iPhone, tilted at the perfect angle for a selfie.

The viewer is confronted with 12 images of emotionally exposed women in various stages of sorrow: some weep, some clutch at hands, some cry out in a convulsive state of agony.

Her hands clutch tightly at a bunch of wilted lilies; the shadow of her veil falls across the bride's face like a bloody scar.

period, how likely might that be — should we just hand - wring and pearl - clutch and leave it at that?