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 . |