Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] [pron] by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , as she skewered him with a look of pure detestation , he reached out suddenly and caught her by the wrists . |
| 2 | She tells me the ambulance is on its way , then she fetches Ma downstairs and sits her by the Rayburn . |
| 3 | He pushed his horse nearer and grasped me by the arm , his long dark face , usually solemn , wreathed in smiles . |
| 4 | Without warning he grabbed her tennis racquet — which she 'd been swinging so nonchalantly and grasping her by the scruff of the neck , pushed her roughly over the back of a chair . |
| 5 | I went across and grabbed her by the lapels . |
| 6 | ‘ That 's not true ! ’ she exclaimed , wanting to step forward and grab him by the arm . |
| 7 | Swiftly I bend forward and grab her by the waist . |