The chief financial officer shook my hand as if I were an old friend.

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He shook my hand with the enthusiasm of Kobe Bryant cornered by a season-ticket holder.

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Rich shook my hand and gave me excellent directions back to the New Jersey Turnpike.

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When we were introduced, he shook my hand, and held on to it lingeringly, I thought.

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He politely shook my hand, thanked me for my thoughts and he went on his way.

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One driver even shook my hand, and we listened to 1940s crooners as he navigated deserted streets.

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Can't count how many times they came up and shook my hand and said thank you to me.

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Mr. Marchetti shook my hand and told me I would be taking part in something Venetians had been doing for centuries.

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Mr. Meeks tends toward the unflappable, and sure enough, when I barged into his office to interrupt a meeting, he simply smiled and shook my hand, as if a giant Muppet intrusion was an everyday occurrence.

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So for me, if I'm a small business employer, and you've come into me, you shook my hand, looked me in the eye and said I will do this job for X, and then you come back the next day and complain about it, why would I ever want to work with you again?

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The man shook my father's hand.

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