21.   He clutches a pen in his fist to keep his fingers from splaying and to fend off those who would grab the hand and try to shake it.

22.   He embraced Mehta, warmly grabbed the hands of every orchestra player within reach, and acknowledged the outpouring from the shouting, standing audience.

23.   He turned from his bench, walked quickly toward Wildcats coach Lute Olson, grabbed his hand and whispered congratulatory words.

24.   I hollered, running over to grab his hand.

25.   In his hotel room, Dole was beaming and slapping his knee, and at one point, Jack Kemp grabbed his hand in jubilation.

26.   It is not that the president is not grabbing hands with his usual gusto.

27.   It was impossible for anyone to get past state Sen. James E. McGreevey, one of those Democratic hopefuls, without him grabbing your hand and saying hello.

28.   Politicians who grab every hand they can on the campaign trail clearly believe this to be true.

29.   She grabbed his hand, told him to stop it and moved on.

30.   She grabbed my hand.