Example sentences of "arm and [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He buried his head in his arms and rolled about the table in his agony . |
| 2 | Whatever the newsheet was telling them they all seemed excited about it ; there was waving of arms and pointing in the direction of Caen . |
| 3 | The man and the woman took Susan 's arms and walked down the corridor , with Susan between them . |
| 4 | They took Susan 's arms and walked down the corridor , with Susan between them . |
| 5 | He curled up and covered his head with his arms and waited for the dark to absorb him . |
| 6 | Bearing arms and sharing in the maintenance of order , however , would give men additional powers . |
| 7 | He hoisted the contraption in his arms and made for the battlezone . |
| 8 | With a giggle she slipped out of his arms and disappeared through the door , turning off the lights as she went . |
| 9 | The ‘ Lord Mayor ’ and his ‘ Lady ’ appear at the door of the Forrester 's Arms and climb into the trap which is waiting at the door . |
| 10 | Then he threw up his arms and dived into the river . |
| 11 | He hefted the pistol towards the window , laid it on the sill , cocked it , put a percussion cap beneath the hammer , directed it at some sepoys trotting below , and pulled the trigger , confident that a sepoy would throw up his arms and sink to the ground . |
| 12 | When he had strength enough he turned his face into his arms and hid from the light . |
| 13 | Ludovico folded his arms and leaned on the table . |
| 14 | Turning his back on the receiver , he folded his arms and leaned against the chart table . |
| 15 | He folded his arms and leaned against the mantelpiece . |
| 16 | Jim came back with some clothes over his arms and stood at the door , while Bella very slowly told Albert to come and be interviewed next week for a job as a public-relations officer in their department store . |
| 17 | But when they reached his room Leonora wriggled out of his arms and stood on the bedside rug , hands behind her back , guilt flooding her now in full force at the look in his eyes . |
| 18 | Finally Travis let himelf down by his arms and dropped to the ground . |
| 19 | both arms and comes off the camber |
| 20 | The sudden descent into abuse took McLeish by surprise and he realized he must have shown it , because the girl literally got a grip on herself , folding her arms and hunching over the table . |
| 21 | The master hit him with the serving spoon , then seized Oliver 's arms and shouted for the beadle . |
| 22 | In England , the obligation to own arms and to train in the use of them was shared by all male adults , as the Assize of Arms of 1181 and the Statute of Winchester of 1285 made clear . |
| 23 | He put his hat on , flung his coat over his arm and went to the door . |
| 24 | It struck his arm and fell to the floor , spilling out its dark contents . |
| 25 | She ducked under his arm and made for the door but he caught her arm . |
| 26 | She put her hand defiantly on his arm and glared at the ring of faces . |
| 27 | ‘ Plucky little tyke , ’ Richard took his arm and limped into the corridor . |
| 28 | She raised an arm and slashed at the dog with it ; it howled , and slunk away . |
| 29 | Now he lay exhausted , angry and restless in a vast bed , jogging his arm and pulling at the drip which a nurse kept watching and adjusting . |
| 30 | Ace slipped from beneath Daak 's arm and moved along the wall to Defries . |