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He was subconsciously bending his fingers as if they were clasping the Nokia 3660, and he was tapping imaginary numbers into his palm.

From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)

Dalrymple stood up, weaving his fingers in and out; as it were, clasping his hands to George.

From The Guarded Heights by Camp, Wadsworth

Her white hands were clasping and unclasping themselves.

From The Mormon Prophet by Dougall, Lily

The voice of Five Feathers ceased, but his fingers were clasping the small hand of the white boy, clasping it very gently.

From The Shagganappi by Johnson, E. Pauline

Put to bed with supper in their hands, they were clasping it next morning, when their parents dragged them out of bed.

From Recent Developments in European Thought by Various