Example sentences of "took [pers pn] [prep] both " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he took me in both hands and pushed my legs into the top of the bone . |
| 2 | Alex put it on her finger with a sure movement , took her by both hands , and kissed her closely on the mouth . |
| 3 | At the door , Xanthe took her by both hands and held her so hard Miranda felt her nails cut into the palms and her eyes met hers with a pale blue flare , as clear as her father 's , and as unassailable , as she breathed out , holding Miranda by her side , and turned to face her father across the room . |
| 4 | I took her by both hands and I started to swing her in a circle , singing as I went , shouting the words of the song over and over again . |
| 5 | He took her by both hands , and drew her up to stand breast to breast with him . |
| 6 | For a long time Roe has harboured a desire to do some commentating so when he had the chance at the European he took it with both hands . |
| 7 | She took it in both hands . |
| 8 | Cadfael stooped and took it in both hands , and lifted it , and it parted from its setting without trailing a blade of grass or a torn edge of moss . |
| 9 | He reached for the case and took it in both hands . |
| 10 | The guy in the black leather took it in both hands . |