Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] by [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some foul glutinous thing got me by the legs and ankles . |
| 2 | He groaned , then grasped her by the buttocks and lifted her , backing her against the wall , thrusting up into her once , twice , a third time before he came explosively , feeling her shudder violently against him . |
| 3 | He grasped her by the shoulders , his fingers biting in , through the thinness of her top . |
| 4 | Loretta put down her book , grasped him by the shoulders , and heaved him back into the arms of his tormentors . |
| 5 | Middlemass caught him by the shoulders and felt the weight of his head against his chest . |
| 6 | Then , as she skewered him with a look of pure detestation , he reached out suddenly and caught her by the wrists . |
| 7 | She gasped as Nicolo reached out and caught her by the shoulders . |
| 8 | She cried out as he caught her by the shoulders . |
| 9 | Leonora turned away blindly , and Penry caught her by the shoulders , forcing her round to face him . |
| 10 | Damian released Tony with a violent shove , strode to Rachel , caught her by the shoulders , his face fierce . |
| 11 | Rose ate hers by the machines which by now were hungry fur oil . |
| 12 | He stood there like an idiot as she clasped him by the arms and kissed him on the cheek . |
| 13 | Sightless , seeing all , he placed them by the bones of his brother . |
| 14 | Welford said : ‘ He grabbed me by the lapels and cuffed me across the face , but I shielded myself from the rest of his blows . ’ |
| 15 | Hitch grabbed him by the lapels , pulling him close . |
| 16 | Scott grabbed him by the lapels and hauled him to his feet . |
| 17 | Malik practically ran at him and grabbed him by the lapels . |
| 18 | The nurse and the doctor left the room together for a moment and she grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him desperately , with an air-lock in her throat as though she were in a temper . |
| 19 | Trung grabbed him by the shoulders and turned him bodily in the direction of the village . |
| 20 | Perhaps you pulled her by the ankles , dragging her head beneath the water ? |
| 21 | She made to rise , but Harry grabbed her by the wrists and she subsided back onto the bed with a sharp cry of pain . |
| 22 | I went across and grabbed her by the lapels . |
| 23 | Before she could answer he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her against him , his fingers biting cruelly into her skin . |
| 24 | He tore towards her , menace in every line of him as he caught up with her and grabbed her by the shoulders , his eyes blazing . |
| 25 | Penry grabbed her by the shoulders and turned her to face him . |
| 26 | He was looking at me as if he really hated me ; he seized me by the shoulders and pushed me over to the bathroom mirror . |
| 27 | As I landed , four of the men came towards me and took me by the arms . |
| 28 | I remember once I took you by the shoulders and said , ‘ Listen , love , I 'm talking to you about your mother . ’ |
| 29 | She tried to embrace him , but he seized her by the arms and shook her till her teeth chattered . |
| 30 | He crossed the bridge and seized her by the shoulders , shouting above the noise , ‘ My wife ? |