Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] her by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The middle sister found her by the pool in their garden . |
| 2 | The stranger had her by the arm . |
| 3 | She recovered the parish file given her by the diocesan office and spread the meagre contents out on Bishop Julian 's desk . |
| 4 | She remembered dinner , then dancing with Jack Butler , Annie saying something to her , a nun taking her by the arm . |
| 5 | Now Stacey , I remember , she used to , this is , must be mentioned within the bunk as well , cos I , for some reason I remember sitting her down on the chair to dress her by the bunk |
| 6 | Then turning to Millie , whose expression almost broke her down and gave her the urge to take her by the hand and run from this place , only her good sense stopped her ; and bending down , she put her arms around the child and when she felt the tightness of the embrace and the pressure of the thin body against her belly , it was only with an effort she stopped the tears from flowing . |
| 7 | Dane gripped her by the shoulders then , and she thought he would shake her . |
| 8 | As for Jessie herself , she had held her in her arms and reassured her that her Robbie would be all right , even though , from the scanty information given her by the nurse , she could n't know for sure if he would be . |
| 9 | A group of workmen crossing over to the Valley just before dawn found her by the shore . ’ |
| 10 | One large , official hand grasped her by the elbow . |
| 11 | The quarry took her by the scruff of her neck , and shoved her face into the screen . |
| 12 | Still holding her , he locked the door behind them , then released her wrist to take her by the shoulders and pin her against the wall . |