1.   He looked up and down the corridor, meaty hands resting on his thighs.

2.   She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.

3.   I was stretched full-length upon the bodies, my battered hand resting on the rim of the tub.

4.   His hand rested briefly on her shoulder and she felt the colour surge into her cheeks.

5.   Her hands rested against his chest, making a fragile barrier between them.

6.   Her hand rested against his chest, the strong, lean body so tantalisingly close.

7.   Alison Walker lay pale-faced and tearful, one hand instinctively resting over her swollen abdomen as if to protect the child within.

8.   Behind the woman, kneeling stern and impassive, was a knight in full armour, gauntleted hands resting on the hilt of his great two-handled sword.

9.   A hand rests gently on an arm or shoulder.