So there he was, hanging by his hands, with certain death a thousand feet below him.

For a moment, he hung on the outside of the building by his hands; then he let go and dropped to the ground.

I scrambled over, hung by my hands for a moment, then let myself drop.

He hung by his hands for a moment, then dropped to the concrete.

I let myself over the edge of the cliff and hung by my hands, then dropped to the ground below.

He returned to the window, crawled out, hung by his hands, and let himself drop.

They hung by their hands, and dropped six feet to the alley.

For a moment, he hung by his hands, then let go, dropping the last few feet.

He hung briefly by his hands and then dropped, rolling over twice.

The body still hung by its hands, facing the tree.