Example sentences of "arm [conj] [verb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Big osier ones , flat , that you could crook over your arm or set on the ground . |
| 2 | One piece of equipment I really liked on the Mercedes was the wiper system — a single arm that dips in the middle of its strokes to maximise its sweep . |
| 3 | He made a sweeping gesture with his arm that took in the wilderness of derelict factories beyond the perimeter fence . |
| 4 | I did n't have a lot of success doing that , so I decided to chance my arm and go to the players ' hotel . |
| 5 | He put his hat on , flung his coat over his arm and went to the door . |
| 6 | I just flourished an arm and clattered down the stairs . |
| 7 | It struck his arm and fell to the floor , spilling out its dark contents . |
| 8 | She ducked under his arm and made for the door but he caught her arm . |
| 9 | She put her hand defiantly on his arm and glared at the ring of faces . |
| 10 | ‘ Plucky little tyke , ’ Richard took his arm and limped into the corridor . |
| 11 | She raised an arm and slashed at the dog with it ; it howled , and slunk away . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Ace slipped from beneath Daak 's arm and moved along the wall to Defries . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , the sidh are close to us , ’ said Tealtaoich softly , when Snizort touched his arm and nodded towards the sounds . |
| 15 | He grasped her arm and nodded towards the Land Rover , but Maggie was not about to meekly capitulate and go back to the hacienda like an escaped convict recaptured . |
| 16 | He touched Snodgrass 's arm and nodded in the direction of the forest and Snodgrass said , very softly , ‘ The Trees . |
| 17 | He stuck the wastebin under his arm and scrambled to the door . |
| 18 | He grabbed her arm and started towards the lights of the comer . |