Example sentences of "he [verb] [noun prp] by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With his other hand , he caught Tolby by the neck and pushed upwards against the chin . |
| 2 | With commendable promptitude , he caught Harrison by the collar and held him firmly , while Agnes and Dotty recovered their balance . |
| 3 | He grabbed Nona by the waist , held her against him , with the gun pressed to her neck . |
| 4 | He grabbed Rohmer by the arm and swung him around so that he was forced to look him in the face . |
| 5 | He grabbed Rodomonte by the scruff of the neck and pushed him towards the light , holding his nose inches away from the crackling fluorescence . |
| 6 | He took Kelly by the arm to where a man in dark robes was in earnest conversation with a girl in a skimpy black T-shirt with ‘ BIMBO POWER ’ scrawled in white across her chest . |
| 7 | He took Laura by the arm and guided her through the revolving doors . |
| 8 | And if you think I 'm to be taken in that easy , Miss Jennifer , then think again ! " and muttering to himself that it was as great a pity to see women weep as geese go barefoot , he took Ann by the arm and went back into his house . |
| 9 | He took Telford by the elbow and drew him aside . |
| 10 | He seized Catherine by the arm . |
| 11 | He seized Brückner by the jacket of his pyjamas . |
| 12 | He seized Maisie by the hand and walked back to the car . |
| 13 | Ten strokes and he had Gomez by the back of the shirt . |
| 14 | He held Zanya by the arm . |
| 15 | As they went up the stairs to the apartment on the first floor of the block , he gripped Davide by the arm , and said , ‘ For God 's sake , and for your children 's , do n't touch the case . |