He had a book in his hand and tears in his eyes.

他手里拿着一本书，眼里含着泪水。

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Our math teacher came in with a book in his hand.

我们的数学老师拿着一本书进来了。

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The teacher came in, a book in his hand.

老师进来了，手里拿着一本书。

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It shows the writer with a book in his hand accompanied by members of his second family.

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But the subject, exhibition organisers say, bears a strong resemblance to a later portrait of Golding Constable, which belongs to Tate, and the book in his hand is also said to closely resemble the Constable family Bible.

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But he chose to be sworn in with his hand on a book of U.S. laws.

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