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Meanings of cautionary hand in English

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Usage of cautionary hand in English
1
Pevara laid a cautionary hand on the other woman's arm as she spoke.
Knife of dreams
2
They travelled farther before Ripley abruptly halted and threw up a cautionary hand.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
3
The doctor frowned and held up a cautionary hand.
Shadows
4
I started to step out of the elevator, but Gard put out a cautionary hand.
Changes
5
Miss Tarabotti put a cautionary hand on his arm.
Soulless
6
He put out a cautionary hand to his left and found the wall of the hallway.
Sins of the Fathers
7
She nodded but held up a cautionary hand.
Beyond The Frontier: Steadfast
8
Heath placed a cautionary hand on her shoulder.
G'day to die: a passport to peril mystery
9
He held up a cautionary hand for a moment, then abruptly stood upright, waving his patient away.
Zero Point
10
A uniform held up a cautionary hand to Nikki on her way back from the precinct kitchen.
Deadly Heat
11
Eph righted himself and held out a cautionary hand toward his patient, dragging himself up from the floor now.
The strain
12
The judge called again from the dark beyond the fire and the expriest placed a cautionary hand upon the kid's arm.
Blood Meridian
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Cautionary hand across language varieties
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