Example sentences of "[vb past] he by [art] arm " in BNC.
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| 1 | Athelstan grasped him by the arm . |
| 2 | Delaney caught him by the arm . |
| 3 | Harry ran and caught him by the arm , clenching his fingers desperately into the folds of the wide velvet sleeve . |
| 4 | One of them rounded on him , grabbed him by the arm , but only asked him for his name and address . ’ |
| 5 | Doctor McCann grabbed him by the arm and held him . |
| 6 | The cabby refused and grabbed him by the arm , at which point the robber pulled free and ran off . |
| 7 | Sister Cooney took him by the arm and he went with her , unresisting . |
| 8 | Tommy took him by the arm and led him to the chair . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She took him by the arm and led him unresistingly into the house . |
| 11 | Gebrec returned from putting the bus away and Bonard took him by the arm and led him to the terrace . |
| 12 | When Gebrec approached , he took him by the arm and murmured something which Melissa took to be a mild reproof . |
| 13 | A constable had him by the arm and was turning him about — was that all ? no arguments ? |
| 14 | But she turned away without looking at him and the next moment Doyle had him by the arm and was hauling him upstairs . |