Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] by [art] [noun sg] " 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 Forster paused , caught Delaney by the arm , and pointed .
9 The Major caught Carew by the arm .
10 They walked on , wandering through a warren of tortuous passageways where the noise and stench grasped Athelstan by the throat .
11 As they turned a corner on the path , the clerk suddenly stopped and grasped Ranulf by the arm .
12 Fourth , there is the question of the cost of delaying Sizewell by a year or more .
13 Grant saw Jim Miller grab Louise by the hand and turn away , pulling her after him .
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 got to her feet , grasped Melissa by the elbow and hauled her upright .
18 She grasped Melissa by the hand .
19 Prince William was still at the crawling stage when they were invited to visit Australia by the government .
20 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 .
21 The man who taught me English could recite Burns by the hour . ’
22 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 .
23 Far from leaping from his chair and seizing Pearce by the throat , a curious fatigue seemed to have settled in his bones .
24 Delaney shook Lawton by the hand , and nodded at the other faces , regarding them levelly .
25 Frustrated , Delaney shook Lawton by the arm .
26 Nevil was leading Jo by the arm towards a white Ford Sierra .
27 Cornelius shook Harry by the hand .
28 Lady Dale Tryon , nicknamed Kanga by the prince , goes into Buckinghamshire 's Stoke Mandeville hospital today for an exploratory examination .
29 Scathach kicked his horse towards the river track , leading Wynne-Jones by the leather harness .
30 ‘ I do n't know 'ow ter thank yer , ’ Dad said , grasping Albert by the hand .
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