Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ybreska reached out with both arms to embrace Kirov by the shoulders , his face wreathed in a rapturous smile . |
| 2 | However , it is equally possible he was encouraged to kill Kirov by the local NKVD , or secret police . |
| 3 | She met Dickie by the coconut shy . |
| 4 | Her other hand whipped up like a snake , grasped Manescu by the throat . |
| 5 | Nutty nipped in and caught Jazz by the elbow . |
| 6 | Müller caught Eloise by the elbow . |
| 7 | Laura grasped Maggie by the arm . |
| 8 | With his other hand , he caught Tolby by the neck and pushed upwards against the chin . |
| 9 | She found Adam by the bar , munching on a sausage roll , his plate piled high with tempting savouries . |
| 10 | We entered Paris by the Porte St Denis . |
| 11 | Forster paused , caught Delaney by the arm , and pointed . |
| 12 | The Major caught Carew by the arm . |
| 13 | They walked on , wandering through a warren of tortuous passageways where the noise and stench grasped Athelstan by the throat . |
| 14 | Two of the guards shouldered their bows , grasped Twoflower by the elbows and lifted him off the ground . |
| 15 | As they turned a corner on the path , the clerk suddenly stopped and grasped Ranulf by the arm . |
| 16 | Grant saw Jim Miller grab Louise by the hand and turn away , pulling her after him . |
| 17 | Nicholas caught John by the arm and they stood , their backs pressed to the wall . |
| 18 | They found Moran by the sound of malleting . |
| 19 | Michael holds Howard by the upper arms , to take in his corporeal presence through his finger-tips , and to keep him at the right distance for gazing at in astonishment . |
| 20 | With commendable promptitude , he caught Harrison by the collar and held him firmly , while Agnes and Dotty recovered their balance . |
| 21 | She grasped Melissa by the hand . |
| 22 | She got to her feet , grasped Melissa by the elbow and hauled her upright . |
| 23 | Harry put in , and seizing Sam by the upper arm , dragged him clear of Martha , who was beginning to enjoy being fought over . |
| 24 | Prince William was still at the crawling stage when they were invited to visit Australia by the government . |
| 25 | The astounding indulgences granted Winterbotham by the regime apparently formed part of a scheme to woo ranking foreigners and through them impress their governments with Germany 's mounting might . |
| 26 | The man who taught me English could recite Burns by the hour . ’ |
| 27 | The elder composer , finally released from servitude at Esterháza , had been invited to visit London by the impresario J P Salomon , who also intended to entice Mozart to England . |
| 28 | Far from leaping from his chair and seizing Pearce by the throat , a curious fatigue seemed to have settled in his bones . |
| 29 | Only two days after meeting Julie by the Serpentine in Hyde Park matters had come very quickly to a head . |
| 30 | Delaney shook Lawton by the hand , and nodded at the other faces , regarding them levelly . |