Example sentences of "[verb] me [adv] by the " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	They 're erm , I erm , said goodbye come and pick me up by the school .
2	This brought the chucker-out to see what the commotion was about , but luckily he could n't tell what row it had come from because the old woman snatched me up by the hem of my frock and sat me on the seat .
3	He grabs me amicably by the shoulder , pinches me firmly , and explains that since the Chinese left no new equipment has been purchased .
4	She shakes me gently by the hand and announces quietly , ‘ I 've just got out of the bath . ’
5	‘ I am surprised , too , ’ Holmes said , as he shook me warmly by the hand .
6	my dad this morning he woke me up by pulling me up by the hair , bashing my face into the pillow a couple of times , I just looked at , then go , and I looked at him
7	Someone once said he 'd have known me anywhere by the voice but he 'd have passed me by in the street on account I look much better in person than I do on the telly .
8	Mother mother b mother brought me back by the the by my by my hair .
9	I 've worked out that a rent of tenpence a week on each log cabin , or sixpence for each bunk in a dormitory , will just pay me back by the end of this contract .
10	Then the old lady took me firmly by the arm and led me into the bathroom .
11	Benjamin took me firmly by the wrist and my horse whickered softly .
12	mother took me back by the hair
13	A murdering Fascist , ’ I cried and Richard took me gently by the shoulders and pushed me towards the door .
14	He yanks me up by the hair .
15	Scamp turned to reach down into one of the boxes of groceries that were scattered over the floor but I did n't see what he was after as Nevil was lifting me up by the shoulders .
16	The queen smiled and tweaked me gently by the cheek .
17	But when I started walking across the table to the farmer , his youngest son , a boy of about ten , picked me up by the legs .

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