Example sentences of "took [pers pn] by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I landed , four of the men came towards me and took me by the arms . |
| 2 | Jerry and Anna stood watching the swaying elephants in complete fascination , and Sam took me by the hand across to the cage of a huge lion . |
| 3 | He took me by the hand |
| 4 | A woman hurried over to me and took me by the hand . |
| 5 | Mrs Donnan came and took me by the hand . |
| 6 | Or it can be used to express requests for which one can assume willingness to comply : ( 209 ) ( She ) took me by the hand , and bidding me be of good cheer , set off with Gus in a coach , to pay a visit to those persons . |
| 7 | I was arrested for riding a bicycle without a rear light ; I woke as an enraged policeman took me by the throat . |
| 8 | He came running out and took me by the sleeve in the darkness . |
| 9 | He took me by the wrist , and held me hard , |
| 10 | Not like the covenant which I made when I took them by the hand To bring them out of the land of Egypt — my covenant which they broke Although I was a husband to them , says the Lord . |
| 11 | I remember once I took you by the shoulders and said , ‘ Listen , love , I 'm talking to you about your mother . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Mahmoud reached forward , took him by the head and turned his face back towards him . |
| 14 | Love reaching out to him took him by the heart and wrung him . |
| 15 | Paul did not , or affected not to , hear her and Erika walked across the yard and took him by the elbow . |
| 16 | But if you do n't want to hear it … ’ he made as if to go but Herr Nordern took him by the elbow . |
| 17 | He said , ‘ Good evening , Mister President , ’ and , too exhausted to bother with niceties , took him by the elbow . |
| 18 | To Finlayson 's surprise , he took him by the elbow and steered him , quite gently , to the door . |
| 19 | His Mum took him by the shoulders and turned him to face her . |
| 20 | A few minutes later she hurried back and took him by the hand . |
| 21 | Before , he had always been rather frightening but now he looked pathetic with his tear-stained cheeks , grieving eyes and red gaping mouth which could only make gurgling sounds as Benjamin took him by the hand and tried to convey his condolences . |
| 22 | She even detached herself composedly when he was within , to have both hands free to drop the heavy wooden bar into place and fasten the door , and then took him by the hand again to bring him safely to the door of the undercroft , across the uneven stones . |
| 23 | At the house door she left the candle burning upon a shelf within , and took him by the hand to lead him across the stones of the court to the wicket gate ; but he halted her suddenly , drawing her back within the shelter of the doorway . |
| 24 | Seeing that Owen was having difficulties in getting used to the idea , she took him by the hand and pulled him down beside her on the divan . |
| 25 | Sister Cooney took him by the arm and he went with her , unresisting . |
| 26 | Tommy took him by the arm and led him to the chair . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | She took him by the arm and led him unresistingly into the house . |
| 29 | Gebrec returned from putting the bus away and Bonard took him by the arm and led him to the terrace . |
| 30 | When Gebrec approached , he took him by the arm and murmured something which Melissa took to be a mild reproof . |