Example sentences of "his arm and [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he grabbed at her again she ducked under his arms and ran towards the gates . |
| 2 | With a giggle she slipped out of his arms and disappeared through the door , turning off the lights as she went . |
| 3 | He curled up and covered his head with his arms and waited for the dark to absorb him . |
| 4 | Kalchu followed behind , raising his arms and whistling at the stragglers . |
| 5 | He hoisted the contraption in his arms and made for the battlezone . |
| 6 | He buried his head in his arms and rolled about the table in his agony . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Ludovico folded his arms and leaned on the table . |
| 10 | He folded his arms and leaned against the mantelpiece . |
| 11 | Turning his back on the receiver , he folded his arms and leaned against the chart table . |
| 12 | Then he threw up his arms and dived into the river . |
| 13 | When he had strength enough he turned his face into his arms and hid from the light . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Finally Travis let himelf down by his arms and dropped to the ground . |
| 16 | ‘ Plucky little tyke , ’ Richard took his arm and limped into the corridor . |
| 17 | She ducked under his arm and made for the door but he caught her arm . |
| 18 | It struck his arm and fell to the floor , spilling out its dark contents . |
| 19 | She put her hand defiantly on his arm and glared at the ring of faces . |
| 20 | He put his hat on , flung his coat over his arm and went to the door . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | He stuck the wastebin under his arm and scrambled to the door . |
| 23 | ‘ Yes , the sidh are close to us , ’ said Tealtaoich softly , when Snizort touched his arm and nodded towards the sounds . |