Example sentences of "[coord] [noun prp] [vb past] [pron] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gebrec returned from putting the bus away and Bonard took him by the arm and led him to the terrace . |
| 2 | Leonora turned away blindly , and Penry caught her by the shoulders , forcing her round to face him . |
| 3 | Jerry and Anna stood watching the swaying elephants in complete fascination , and Sam took me by the hand across to the cage of a huge lion . |
| 4 | ‘ It does n't matter , ’ she muttered , and turned away , but Penry seized her by the waist and turned her to face him . |
| 5 | You 're a fool as well as surly , ’ said the boy , and stuck his neat , short nose in the air and bounced up from the table in dudgeon , but Harry caught him by the sleeve . |
| 6 | She made to rise , but Harry grabbed her by the wrists and she subsided back onto the bed with a sharp cry of pain . |
| 7 | Cranston angrily stepped forward but Athelstan caught him by the sleeve . |