Example sentences of "seize [noun prp] by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Far from leaping from his chair and seizing Pearce by the throat , a curious fatigue seemed to have settled in his bones . |
| 2 | He seized Maisie by the hand and walked back to the car . |
| 3 | The beam came to rest on the Ngo brothers , and after a moment 's hesitation Duclos bent down and seized Hoc by the arm . |
| 4 | Stewart strode over and seized Cameron by the front of his cloak . |
| 5 | She seized Sam by the shoulder in a grip that made his eyes water . |
| 6 | He seized Brückner by the jacket of his pyjamas . |
| 7 | He seized Catherine by the arm . |
| 8 | The argument continued until Howard seized Toohoolhoolzote by the arm and marched him to the guardhouse , where he was locked away . |
| 9 | Somebody seized Marian by the arm . |
| 10 | I seized Benjamin by the arm . |
| 11 | In Through the Looking Glass , you will remember , the Red Queen seized Alice by the hand and dragged her , faster and faster , on a frenzied run through the countryside , but no matter how fast they ran they always stayed in the same place . |
| 12 | The day after that , Tobie was commanded to the Palace and returning , seized Loppe by the arm and marched him into the workroom John le Grant had devised for himself , where he scowled at them both . |
| 13 | Pearce seized Jimmy by the cuff to haul him back . |
| 14 | In a nightmare-blur of frenzied activity , Cardiff saw Duvall lunging back through the storm in their direction , a shower of sparkling glass on his shoulders ; saw Rohmer seize Gilbert by the collar of his jacket and whirl him away bodily from the monstrous , thrashing shape and drag him backwards , hair and coat whipping madly in the hellwind . |