Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] by [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slipping the bit out of Daisy 's mouth , he led her by the halter to a gap in the belt of trees which clothed the river bank . |
| 2 | He led her by the hand into his mother 's kitchen . |
| 3 | He was pulling him , trying to get him off me — he threw him — he just threw him at the bed — I knew he was all right , he were screaming but I could n't — they were both screaming , Cathy and Gary both , and he got me by the throat . |
| 4 | He holds you by the voice of his demands , |
| 5 | He drew her by the wrist off the bed , and went back into his own chamber . |
| 6 | He caught him by the shirt . |
| 7 | He caught her by the waist , in a half rugby tackle , lifted her up , spun her around and in one fell swoop had hoisted her on to his shoulders even before she realised what was happening . |
| 8 | She would have run past him , but he caught her by the elbow . |
| 9 | His intense irritation with his distant superiors transferred itself with an illogical rush to the silent girl , and he caught her by the arm . |
| 10 | His gaze swept lazily over her , making her squirm , then with one swift movement he caught her by the wrist , pulling her so abruptly towards him that she stumbled , caught off balance . |
| 11 | He grasped me by the shoulder . |
| 12 | If they do so he grabs them by the neck and hauls them back to the fold . |
| 13 | Or he grabs him by the hair , drags back the head , makes the first deep cut . |
| 14 | I and my new friend then went to Ku where he took another 15,000 pesetas off me — the price had gone up , he said — and he parked me by the dance-floor and said he 'd be back in five minutes . |
| 15 | And he shook me by the throat |
| 16 | He smelt of good-quality eau de toilette , his grasp firm as he shook them by the hand and strode ahead , waving the nanny and his young son towards the sitting-room . |
| 17 | Recording a verdict that he killed himself by an overdose Liverpool coroner Roy Barter said : ‘ He had been complaining of anxiety and obviously felt vulnerable before Christmas . ’ |
| 18 | Developer conferences these days seem to harbour a deep-seated resentment of Microsoft and , unfortunately , Allchin is not the most charismatic senior executive that Microsoft could have fielded — frankly he killed himself by an overlong demo ( and let us not forget that Gates himself is probably the only competitor to Jobs ’ title of demo king ) that crashed a couple of times . |
| 19 | At times he felt tender and protective towards her , but sometimes he surprised himself by the hatred he felt for her , because she was healthy and free and had no need of him . |
| 20 | HAMLET , with his doublet all unbraced , no hat upon his head , his stockings fouled , ungartered and down-gyred to his ankle , pale as his shirt , his knees knocking each other … and with a look so piteous , he takes her by the wrist and holds her hard , then he goes to the length of his arm , and with his other hand over his brow , falls to such perusal of her face as he would draw it … |
| 21 | He pulled her by the hand through the crowded kitchen and hall and over the bodies on the stairs . |
| 22 | Finally he grabbed him by the collar , and with a spasmodic effort tipped him off the wharf into the canal . |
| 23 | He grabbed me by the arm . |
| 24 | He grabbed me by the throat and began throttling me , all the while demanding her address . |
| 25 | He grabbed her by the arm , and she winced as his fingers dug cruelly into her tender flesh . |
| 26 | He grabbed her by the throat and threatened to kick her . |
| 27 | Pascoe 's colour rose and he shocked her by the vehemence of his refusal . |
| 28 | To Finlayson 's surprise , he took him by the elbow and steered him , quite gently , to the door . |
| 29 | When Gebrec approached , he took him by the arm and murmured something which Melissa took to be a mild reproof . |
| 30 | He tapped her on the shoulder-Excuse me — and when she turned he took her by the wrist and round the waist , holding her close , whisking her on to the floor . |