Example sentences of "[noun sg] took [pers pn] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was arrested for riding a bicycle without a rear light ; I woke as an enraged policeman took me by the throat . |
| 2 | His Mum took him by the shoulders and turned him to face her . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The quarry took her by the scruff of her neck , and shoved her face into the screen . |