Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] he by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trent caught him by the forearm . |
| 2 | Scott grabbed him by the lapels and hauled him to his feet . |
| 3 | Hitch grabbed him by the lapels , pulling him close . |
| 4 | Johnny grabbed him by the shirt collar . |
| 5 | Trung grabbed him by the shoulders and turned him bodily in the direction of the village . |
| 6 | A constable had him by the arm and was turning him about — was that all ? no arguments ? |
| 7 | President Dawda Jawara pardoned 35 prisoners in an amnesty allowed him by the Gambian Constitution , to mark the 26th anniversary of independence on Feb. 18 . |
| 8 | Gebrec returned from putting the bus away and Bonard took him by the arm and led him to the terrace . |
| 9 | In fact , his second wife outlived him by a quarter of a century . |
| 10 | Delaney caught him by the arm . |
| 11 | You 're a fool as well as surly , ’ said the boy , and stuck his neat , short nose in the air and bounced up from the table in dudgeon , but Harry caught him by the sleeve . |
| 12 | Philip found him by the door into the yard . |
| 13 | Taking advantage of the discretionary powers granted him by the tsar , he asked for a treaty guaranteeing Russia 's right to a protectorate over the Orthodox Christians of the Ottoman Empire . |
| 14 | Tony was cowering away , shaking as Damian held him by the lapels of his shirt . |
| 15 | Every time he felt himself sinking , Nails ' prehensile toes grasped him by the Adam 's apple and lifted his head clear of the water . |
| 16 | Middlemass caught him by the shoulders and felt the weight of his head against his chest . |
| 17 | Gabriel irritated him by the way she could get something nearly right but not quite . |
| 18 | But if you do n't want to hear it … ’ he made as if to go but Herr Nordern took him by the elbow . |
| 19 | Sister Cooney took him by the arm and he went with her , unresisting . |
| 20 | His Mum took him by the shoulders and turned him to face her . |
| 21 | Athelstan grasped him by the arm . |
| 22 | Cranston angrily stepped forward but Athelstan caught him by the sleeve . |
| 23 | Doctor McCann grabbed him by the arm and held him . |
| 24 | When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom . |
| 25 | Tommy took him by the arm and led him to the chair . |
| 26 | But if he was going to carry the coffin he had to go to the funeral service , so the Church had him by the balls again , as it had , more or less , since he was born . |
| 27 | ’ Athelstan tugged him by the sleeve and they made their way across the deserted bailey to the steps leading up to the parapet walk . |
| 28 | Mr Seiters said Mr Honecker 's speech was an ‘ oppressive contrast ’ to the challenge posed him by the recent exodus and the upsurge of demands in East Germany for reform . |
| 29 | Balberith grasped him by the crisp , clean lapels of his waitering jacket and hoisted him aloft . |
| 30 | The enangan had no subsequent special rights either in the girl or in her future children though her children addressed him by a title used as a respectful term for " Father " among some neighbouring groups . |