He is reaching down, and his hand is shown on or near a prisoner's neck.

Three times he felt, with a shudder, the cold current of air from the knife near his neck, but what a surprise!

It wasn't an accident that his hand rested near her neck.

Now that was funny, since the cut wasn't anywhere near his neck.

Another dart slammed into the wall near his neck.

A sword wound near his neck had left him paralyzed.

She remembered being afraid of his hands so near her neck, and hating herself for that fear.

Bring the wide end behind the narrow side and pull it through the loop near your neck.

Bring the wide end up and pull it through the right side of the loop near your neck.

Torre is still talking, and his hands are not near Steinbrenner's neck.