Example sentences of "take [pers pn] [prep] the arm " in BNC.

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1 And her suppliant 's face , round and even in this twilight , thickly flushed in the hectic way that he had seen before , repulsed him and made him take her by the arm she had raised and move it like a detached limb back to her side .
2 She felt Matey take her by the arm and pull her rapidly away .
3 ‘ Do n't talk rot , ’ said Meredith and , taking him by the arm , frog-marched him along the corridor .
4 She remembered dinner , then dancing with Jack Butler , Annie saying something to her , a nun taking her by the arm .
5 ‘ Maybe one day we 'll come back , ’ Volkov said , taking her by the arm .
6 I 'll be with you in a few minutes , ’ and he whipped up his coat from among a stack of luggage and instruments lying in the hall , and taking her by the arm he hurried her through the kitchen .
7 ‘ But we will go and look just the same , ’ he decided , and , taking her by the arm , he guided her to the front of the building and over to a high parapet .
8 Sister Cooney took him by the arm and he went with her , unresisting .
9 Tommy took him by the arm and led him to the chair .
10 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 .
11 She took him by the arm and led him unresistingly into the house .
12 Gebrec returned from putting the bus away and Bonard took him by the arm and led him to the terrace .
13 When Gebrec approached , he took him by the arm and murmured something which Melissa took to be a mild reproof .
14 ‘ That 's him , then , all gone , ’ Gloria said , before a nurse came scurrying out through the doors , took her by the arm and led her back into the ward .
15 Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter .
16 Delaney took her by the arm , and held her tightly as she struggled .
17 ‘ 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 — ‘
18 Amyas took her by the arm and helped her to her feet .
19 He sighed and took her by the arm .
20 He took her by the arm then and Robyn found herself half running , half stumbling behind .
21 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 .
22 Melissa took her by the arm and piloted her through the booking hall .
23 Taking it from the arm of the chair where he had tossed it , he handed it to her and put some more space between them .
24 And he went to take her by the arm , for he feared that she might fall — only for an even worse horror to grip Sally-Anne , so that she pushed him violently away , quite unable to control herself , stammering , ‘ No — no … ’
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