Example sentences of "[verb] her by the " in BNC.
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1 | He groaned , then grasped her by the buttocks and lifted her , backing her against the wall , thrusting up into her once , twice , a third time before he came explosively , feeling her shudder violently against him . |
2 | One large , official hand grasped her by the elbow . |
3 | He grasped her by the shoulders , his fingers biting in , through the thinness of her top . |
4 | He drew her by the wrist off the bed , and went back into his own chamber . |
5 | Swiftly I bend forward and grab her by the waist . |
6 | I found her by the side of the house with her dog , looking like a complete tramp , with a patched-up old coat and hair all over the place . |
7 | A group of workmen crossing over to the Valley just before dawn found her by the shore . ’ |
8 | ‘ The middle sister found her by the pool in their garden . |
9 | Bob caught her by the shoulder and used his own to wipe her face , while John turned on the woman and let loose a volley of dismissive French . |
10 | His intense irritation with his distant superiors transferred itself with an illogical rush to the silent girl , and he caught her by the arm . |
11 | I followed her up to one of the other floors and caught her by the elbow . |
12 | She made for the door , but as perforce she had to pass him he put out a hand and caught her by the wrist . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | She would have run past him , but he caught her by the elbow . |
15 | Then , as she skewered him with a look of pure detestation , he reached out suddenly and caught her by the wrists . |
16 | Something was beginning to happen to her , an excitement , a wildness that caught her by the throat . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | She gasped as Nicolo reached out and caught her by the shoulders . |
19 | She cried out as he caught her by the shoulders . |
20 | Leonora turned away blindly , and Penry caught her by the shoulders , forcing her round to face him . |
21 | ‘ Oh , yes , it bloody well will ! ’ he said thickly , and caught her by the wrist , dragging her against his hard body . |
22 | Damian released Tony with a violent shove , strode to Rachel , caught her by the shoulders , his face fierce . |
23 | Llewelyn caught her by the hand as she rose , with one of those warm , moving gestures of his that came so suddenly out of the very centre of his royalty , to join him by the heart with the simplest of those who moved about him . |
24 | If the child says , ‘ I dislike Auntie Kate ’ but seeks her company , holds her by the hand when they go out for a walk , and so on , we would conclude that he has not understood the word dislike . |
25 | He moved with incredible speed , seizing her by the shoulders and propelling her towards the closed door , a hard violence etching the bones of his face into a mask that would have just done justice to a Viking warrior at his most rapacious . |
26 | ‘ It 's a mug 's game , ’ he said , seizing her by the wrist . |
27 | Or perhaps it could be the heart-stopping finale where they finally , sorry , break the ice , and after a quick peckeroo execute the near impossible Pamchenko manoeuvre ( basically he grabs her by the feet and spins her in increasing circles , and she prays he does n't let go ) . |
28 | The path to salvation is eventually shown her by the unwitting Messiah figure Hussein , an East African poet who speaks in metaphors and proverbs . |
29 | ‘ I 'm glad she waited for the wedding to be over , ’ whispered Mrs Alderley in Theda 's ear , as she joined her by the French windows that had been opened to the terrace outside . |
30 | Abuelo Freitas reached out and shook her by the hand . |