Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun prp] by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Far from leaping from his chair and seizing Pearce by the throat , a curious fatigue seemed to have settled in his bones . |
| 2 | Nevil was leading Jo by the arm towards a white Ford Sierra . |
| 3 | Scathach kicked his horse towards the river track , leading Wynne-Jones by the leather harness . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't know 'ow ter thank yer , ’ Dad said , grasping Albert by the hand . |
| 5 | Marc took a step forward as if about to restrain his younger brother by sheer force , but again Sarella stepped between them , hands outstretched , grasping Peter by the arm , though she was careful not to touch so much as the edge of Marc 's sleeve . |
| 6 | When she came out leading Violet by the bridle , she went over to the mounting block and climbed up on to the horse . |
| 7 | Simpson started forward , pulling Jimmy by the sleeve . |
| 8 | She 'd had no idea what the house looked like , until she was going through that wooden gate when , holding Millie by the hand , she espied it in the distance . |
| 9 | The fellow still holding Jack by the scruff of the neck grinned and shook his victim with casual contempt . |
| 10 | We went on , me holding Paul by the hand , no malice in my heart . |
| 11 | Digital Equipment Corp will have revamped its proprietary transaction processing monitor , ACMS , for Alpha AXP architecture running OSF/1 by the beginning of next year — support for Alpha OpenVMS , Windows NT and X/Open 's XA transaction processing interface will follow . |
| 12 | Taking Bienvida by the hand , he drew her inside . |
| 13 | Casting an unreadable look at Isabel , the boy obeyed , taking Ellen by the arm and urging her away from the church . |
| 14 | ‘ Ignore him , ’ said Natasha , taking Maggie by the arm and pulling her on . |
| 15 | " What I look like , " Slater said , coming forward and taking Graham by the elbow to continue walking , " is somebody who has discovered an old pair of RAF pilot 's boots at a market stall in Camden . " |
| 16 | ‘ Are you going to let that dog out or are n't you ? ’ said the man , taking Lee by the shoulder . |
| 17 | Gallardo had pulled himself up from poverty by sheer force of personality , tapping the electricity lines that ran above the shanty town and reading Marx by the light . |
| 18 | Lawton was reading Blake by the light of a spot lamp . |
| 19 | ‘ Let's go then , ’ said Cyril , taking Susan by the arm . |
| 20 | Suddenly , George placed a finger to his lips and , taking Elizabeth by the arm , gently pushed her down into the grass . |
| 21 | Entering Biarritz by the coast road like this , you end by driving along the Avenue Édouard VII , which leads down into the centre of the town and sets the tone for a resort that was for a while Europe 's princeliest . |
| 22 | I did the walk last summer on a fine sunny afternoon , leaving Malham by the beck that runs from the village to the pretty little waterfall at Janet 's Foss . |