Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [art] shoulders " in BNC.

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1 Carradine clapped me around the shoulders .
2 He grasped her by the shoulders , his fingers biting in , through the thinness of her top .
3 Loretta put down her book , grasped him by the shoulders , and heaved him back into the arms of his tormentors .
4 Middlemass caught him by the shoulders and felt the weight of his head against his chest .
5 She gasped as Nicolo reached out and caught her by the shoulders .
6 She cried out as he caught her by the shoulders .
7 Leonora turned away blindly , and Penry caught her by the shoulders , forcing her round to face him .
8 Damian released Tony with a violent shove , strode to Rachel , caught her by the shoulders , his face fierce .
9 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 .
10 Trung grabbed him by the shoulders and turned him bodily in the direction of the village .
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 He placed it around the shoulders of the young woman , now almost fainting .
15 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 .
16 I remember once I took you by the shoulders and said , ‘ Listen , love , I 'm talking to you about your mother . ’
17 He crossed the bridge and seized her by the shoulders , shouting above the noise , ‘ My wife ?
18 Dr Neil stepped back so swiftly that she almost fell ; he seized her by the shoulders and held her from him .
19 Benedict seized her by the shoulders in an ungentle grip .
20 He seized her by the shoulders , his fingers biting into her flesh .
21 His Mum took him by the shoulders and turned him to face her .
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 .
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