Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She met Dickie by the coconut shy . |
| 2 | Her other hand whipped up like a snake , grasped Manescu by the throat . |
| 3 | Nutty nipped in and caught Jazz by the elbow . |
| 4 | Müller caught Eloise by the elbow . |
| 5 | Laura grasped Maggie by the arm . |
| 6 | With his other hand , he caught Tolby by the neck and pushed upwards against the chin . |
| 7 | She found Adam by the bar , munching on a sausage roll , his plate piled high with tempting savouries . |
| 8 | We entered Paris by the Porte St Denis . |
| 9 | Forster paused , caught Delaney by the arm , and pointed . |
| 10 | The Major caught Carew by the arm . |
| 11 | They walked on , wandering through a warren of tortuous passageways where the noise and stench grasped Athelstan by the throat . |
| 12 | Two of the guards shouldered their bows , grasped Twoflower by the elbows and lifted him off the ground . |
| 13 | As they turned a corner on the path , the clerk suddenly stopped and grasped Ranulf by the arm . |
| 14 | Nicholas caught John by the arm and they stood , their backs pressed to the wall . |
| 15 | They found Moran by the sound of malleting . |
| 16 | With commendable promptitude , he caught Harrison by the collar and held him firmly , while Agnes and Dotty recovered their balance . |
| 17 | She grasped Melissa by the hand . |
| 18 | She got to her feet , grasped Melissa by the elbow and hauled her upright . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Delaney shook Lawton by the hand , and nodded at the other faces , regarding them levelly . |
| 21 | Frustrated , Delaney shook Lawton by the arm . |
| 22 | The old man 's gaunt face broke into a smile and his thin blue-veined hands clasped Corbett by the arms . |
| 23 | Cornelius shook Harry by the hand . |
| 24 | Lady Dale Tryon , nicknamed Kanga by the prince , goes into Buckinghamshire 's Stoke Mandeville hospital today for an exploratory examination . |
| 25 | Delaney shook Connors by the hand . |
| 26 | Jed grabbed Gorelli by the upper arm and spun him on to the balcony . |
| 27 | He was about to lead Sir John through the wicket gate to the priest 's house when a dark shape jumped from the shadows and grabbed Philomel by the bridle . |
| 28 | He grabbed Rodomonte by the scruff of the neck and pushed him towards the light , holding his nose inches away from the crackling fluorescence . |
| 29 | Buddie suddenly reached behind him with one hand , grabbed Frankie by the sleeve and yanked him from his seat at the table . |
| 30 | Joshua grabbed Hyacinth by the arm — she had been looking as if she were about to attack her victim 's other eye — and steered her away . |