Example sentences of "he take [pron] by [art] " in BNC.

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1 HAMLET , with his doublet all unbraced , no hat upon his head , his stockings fouled , ungartered and down-gyred to his ankle , pale as his shirt , his knees knocking each other … and with a look so piteous , he takes her by the wrist and holds her hard , then he goes to the length of his arm , and with his other hand over his brow , falls to such perusal of her face as he would draw it …
2 When Gebrec approached , he took him by the arm and murmured something which Melissa took to be a mild reproof .
3 To Finlayson 's surprise , he took him by the elbow and steered him , quite gently , to the door .
4 He took them by a tortuous route to a pub called The Black Dog , which made a change from horses and pookas , until she recollected uneasily that a black dog was one of the devil 's traditional earthly disguises .
5 ‘ She met some guy in there that day , some guy she used to go with , and he must 've said something because the next thing anyone knew , she was screaming at him , Pete was in the bar the morning after , he said the window was all over the floor , apparently she 'd thrown an ashtray at the guy and it had missed and taken the whole window out instead , and when he took her by the arm and tried to calm her down , she shook him off and ran out of the bar , right out in the street , and like I said , it was the bottom of a hill and there was a truck coming — ‘
6 He took her by the shoulders and his face was very close to hers .
7 He tapped her on the shoulder-Excuse me — and when she turned he took her by the wrist and round the waist , holding her close , whisking her on to the floor .
8 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 .
9 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 . ’
10 He took her by the shoulders and pulled her back against him sharply .
11 He took her by the shoulders — ‘ You and you , all the time you . ’
12 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 .
13 He took her by the arm then and Robyn found herself half running , half stumbling behind .
14 He took her by the arm , in a grip that was firm and inescapable , and Robyn felt the sudden shock of awareness , as the undeniable strength of his body pressed close for a moment against her own .
15 He took her by the shoulders suddenly , his expression so fierce that Robyn gasped .
16 He took her by the shoulders and shook her .
17 He took her by the shoulders , his eyes urgent .
18 He took her by the elbows , his frown mock-severe .
19 He took me by the wrist , and held me hard ,
20 He took me by the hand
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