Example sentences of "arm [conj] [verb] [pron] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would n't help him ; he was weak and unsteady , but she would n't take his arm or guide him to the bed . |
| 2 | Lucenzo swept over to her , caught her arm and dragged her to the entrance of the ballroom . |
| 3 | When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom . |
| 4 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 5 | He took her arm and led her to the dining room , where the gleaming long rectangular table had been impeccably set for two . |
| 6 | He smiled at her , took her arm and led her to the window . |
| 7 | But he raised his left hand again , this time to silence me ; took my arm and led me to the edge of the colonnade . |
| 8 | Tommy took him by the arm and led him to the chair . |
| 9 | Gebrec returned from putting the bus away and Bonard took him by the arm and led him to the terrace . |
| 10 | Folding the lids of the box together , I hoisted it under my left arm and carried it to the Fire Exit . |
| 11 | This done , he neatly hacks off her left arm and tosses it to the young boy , who , squatting on his haunches , pounds it to a pulp with the back of an axe . |
| 12 | He sobered instantly , taking her arm and leading her to the wrought-iron balcony . |
| 13 | The argument continued until Howard seized Toohoolhoolzote by the arm and marched him to the guardhouse , where he was locked away . |
| 14 | They would also mingle with unwary humans for spite , selling jewellery and magic cloth at the village fete — when the purchaser leant to pick up the item , the fee would twist his arm and fling him to the ground . |
| 15 | She grabbed my arm and pulled me to the outer door . |