Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] him by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A constable had him by the arm and was turning him about — was that all ? no arguments ? |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | His Mum took him by the shoulders and turned him to face her . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Despite Bob 's protestations that he was staying in the Presidential Suite , was trying to avoid fans , and was actually the ‘ BAWB DYLAN ’ , the callow youth grabbed him by the scruff of his ketchup-stained hooded to and sneered , ‘ Oh yeah , and I 'm the Prime Minister Of Ireland , so I am ’ . |
| 8 | A hand took him by the shoulder and shook him awake , and he started up with a cry , for a moment not knowing where he was or what was happening to him . |
| 9 | A hand seized him by the hair and yanked his head back . |
| 10 | The river dream came to him again , he was wading deep into the current , its coldness griped him by the crutch , shocking him , he must reach that bluish hovering light on the far bank — trees towering above — a house , a tall bulky building towering above him … |
| 11 | Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia refused the German Crown offered him by the Frankfurt Assembly because it was offered by ‘ Liberals and Jews ’ and because he felt his cousin in Vienna had a better claim . |
| 12 | Suddenly , to the Collector 's astonishment , the Padre gripped him by the throat and shouted : " A matter of opinion ! |
| 13 | Death met him by the way , and laid him here . |
| 14 | and this guy got him by the throat and pinned him to the wall and said Billy shut up ! |