Example sentences of "she [prep] the arm " in BNC.
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| 1 | She cried out and , seeing how white she was , he pushed her on to the settee , following her down and crowding her against the arm . |
| 2 | We saw her doll , always with her on the arm of the chair , but Theresa was never there . |
| 3 | She now hopes that the world will no longer expect to see her on the arm of her husband , hugging or kissing him in public , behaving like a loving wife . |
| 4 | Stuart touched her on the arm — not a gesture I had ever seen come naturally to him before — and muttered , ‘ I told you not to believe anything he said . ’ |
| 5 | Blunt hesitated , waiting for a pause , and finally tapped her on the arm . |
| 6 | Jessica turned in her seat and touched her on the arm . |
| 7 | ‘ That 's him , then , all gone , ’ Gloria said , before a nurse came scurrying out through the doors , took her by the arm and led her back into the ward . |
| 8 | The moment she did so he was on her , grabbing her by the arm , so that the tray shook violently in her slippery hands , trying to drag her to the clock as he screamed , ‘ Look ! |
| 9 | Grabbing her by the arm , he yanked her to her feet . |
| 10 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 11 | She remembered dinner , then dancing with Jack Butler , Annie saying something to her , a nun taking her by the arm . |
| 12 | Delaney took her by the arm , and held her tightly as she struggled . |
| 13 | ‘ She met some guy in there that day , some guy she used to go with , and he must 've said something because the next thing anyone knew , she was screaming at him , Pete was in the bar the morning after , he said the window was all over the floor , apparently she 'd thrown an ashtray at the guy and it had missed and taken the whole window out instead , and when he took her by the arm and tried to calm her down , she shook him off and ran out of the bar , right out in the street , and like I said , it was the bottom of a hill and there was a truck coming — ‘ |
| 14 | Philip guided her by the arm into the front entrance and the hall , where a frightening array of girls in uniforms with white aprons and the cook , whom Eileen had known since she was a child , came up one by one and greeted them . |
| 15 | Catching her by the arm , he said , ‘ Come . |
| 16 | Amyas took her by the arm and helped her to her feet . |
| 17 | He sighed and took her by the arm . |
| 18 | ‘ Maybe one day we 'll come back , ’ Volkov said , taking her by the arm . |
| 19 | His intense irritation with his distant superiors transferred itself with an illogical rush to the silent girl , and he caught her by the arm . |
| 20 | Her step , which had begun in unaccustomed buoyancy , began to shrink ; soon , she was trudging round and round with dispirited tread , and her hanging head became so weary that her neighbour , Elisabetta , holding her by the arm , dug her elbow into Rosalba 's ribs to bring her to . |
| 21 | And her suppliant 's face , round and even in this twilight , thickly flushed in the hectic way that he had seen before , repulsed him and made him take her by the arm she had raised and move it like a detached limb back to her side . |
| 22 | The stranger had her by the arm . |
| 23 | He grabbed her by the arm , and she winced as his fingers dug cruelly into her tender flesh . |
| 24 | And he went to take her by the arm , for he feared that she might fall — only for an even worse horror to grip Sally-Anne , so that she pushed him violently away , quite unable to control herself , stammering , ‘ No — no … ’ |
| 25 | She felt Matey take her by the arm and pull her rapidly away . |
| 26 | He took her by the arm then and Robyn found herself half running , half stumbling behind . |
| 27 | He took her by the arm , in a grip that was firm and inescapable , and Robyn felt the sudden shock of awareness , as the undeniable strength of his body pressed close for a moment against her own . |
| 28 | Melissa took her by the arm and piloted her through the booking hall . |
| 29 | I 'll be with you in a few minutes , ’ and he whipped up his coat from among a stack of luggage and instruments lying in the hall , and taking her by the arm he hurried her through the kitchen . |
| 30 | As she went to walk past , Willi grabbed her by the arm and pushed her , quite roughly , into the passenger seat . |