Example sentences of "[vb past] her by the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | He grasped her by the shoulders , his fingers biting in , through the thinness of her top . |
3 | Then , as she skewered him with a look of pure detestation , he reached out suddenly and caught her by the wrists . |
4 | She gasped as Nicolo reached out and caught her by the shoulders . |
5 | She cried out as he caught her by the shoulders . |
6 | Leonora turned away blindly , and Penry caught her by the shoulders , forcing her round to face him . |
7 | Damian released Tony with a violent shove , strode to Rachel , caught her by the shoulders , his face fierce . |
8 | Perhaps you pulled her by the ankles , dragging her head beneath the water ? |
9 | She made to rise , but Harry grabbed her by the wrists and she subsided back onto the bed with a sharp cry of pain . |
10 | I went across and grabbed her by the lapels . |
11 | Before she could answer he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her against him , his fingers biting cruelly into her skin . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | Penry grabbed her by the shoulders and turned her to face him . |
14 | She tried to embrace him , but he seized her by the arms and shook her till her teeth chattered . |
15 | He crossed the bridge and seized her by the shoulders , shouting above the noise , ‘ My wife ? |
16 | Dr Neil stepped back so swiftly that she almost fell ; he seized her by the shoulders and held her from him . |
17 | Benedict seized her by the shoulders in an ungentle grip . |
18 | He seized her by the shoulders , his fingers biting into her flesh . |
19 | It was Sukie , Sukie something , the nymphet Fred was working with ; he knew her by the Afghans . |
20 | A deeper pink suffused his face , colouring the skin between the freckles of pale orange that the tropical sun had cast there , and he took her by the wrists and said , in English , ‘ Maybe , we 'll see , maybe one day . ’ |
21 | He took her by the elbows , his frown mock-severe . |
22 | He took her by the shoulders and his face was very close to hers . |
23 | Alina was holding onto the door , because the six steps that she 'd taken to reach it had almost been enough to exhaust her ; Belov dusted off his hands and came over to her now , and he took her by the shoulders and turned her around and steered her back toward the bed that she 'd just left . |
24 | He took her by the shoulders and pulled her back against him sharply . |
25 | She took her by the shoulders and turned her round to face the house . |
26 | He took her by the shoulders — ‘ You and you , all the time you . ’ |
27 | He took her by the shoulders and kissed her instead , a real kiss with his tongue and his teeth and a strong aftertaste of brandy . |
28 | He took her by the shoulders suddenly , his expression so fierce that Robyn gasped . |
29 | Sitting on the bed , Theda took her by the shoulders and dragged her to sit up . |
30 | He took her by the shoulders and shook her . |