Example sentences of "shoulder and [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's no good ‘ effing and blinding ’ , ’ he remonstrated mildly , holding her firmly by the shoulders and inspecting her with a brilliantly dispassionate gaze . |
| 2 | He 'd obviously put his own glass down , because he halted her by grabbing her shoulders and bringing her to a halt . |
| 3 | He moved with incredible speed , seizing her by the shoulders and propelling her towards the closed door , a hard violence etching the bones of his face into a mask that would have just done justice to a Viking warrior at his most rapacious . |
| 4 | Impatiently he finished the task , ripping the material from his shoulders and tossing it to the floor . |
| 5 | I came round the desk then and raised Mrs. Porter by slipping one arm around her shoulders and heaving her into a sitting position . |
| 6 | Absolutely , ’ he said , hooking an arm around the man 's shoulders and leading him from the porch . |
| 7 | Then he was smiling and laying a soft kiss against her lips before slipping one strong arm around her shoulders and leading her across the beach back to the house . |
| 8 | ‘ I was , ’ he told her , snatching the blanket from his shoulder and spreading it on the ground . |