Example sentences of "arm and [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was about to take her arm and help her into the culvert but she neither needed nor wanted his help . |
| 2 | He took the Englishman by the arm and ushered him toward the easy chairs arranged around a long rectangular coffee table . |
| 3 | a ) Disconnect the ribber carriage from the connecting arm and pass it across the ribber bed ( all the ribber stitches drop off ) . |
| 4 | The later stages of arm control involve lifting the hemiplegic arm and controlling it in space while bending and straightening the elbow . |
| 5 | He removed his tricorn hat from under his arm and wedged it on his be-ribboned wig . |
| 6 | When Jean-Claude emerged from the hide-out , he held out his arm and dragged me into the dark cave . |
| 7 | Lucenzo swept over to her , caught her arm and dragged her to the entrance of the ballroom . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Melissa took her by the arm and piloted her through the booking hall . |
| 10 | ‘ Take one of the strips of plaster from my arm and put it over the girl here 's mouth . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've got plenty of cash — and charge cards , too , if it comes to that , ’ he added , firmly grasping her arm and marching her into the large department store . |
| 12 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 13 | He took her arm and led her to the dining room , where the gleaming long rectangular table had been impeccably set for two . |
| 14 | He smiled at her , took her arm and led her to the window . |
| 15 | He smiled again , fleetingly , and her pulse gave another blip as he took her arm and led her through the entrance . |
| 16 | He saw her state at once and without another word took her arm and led her into the little sitting room . |
| 17 | As he took his hostess 's arm and led her into the dining-room , he did not glance again at Madeleine . |
| 18 | After the caretaker had unlocked the big front door and disappeared down the drive , Harry took Madeleine 's arm and led her into the drawing-room . |
| 19 | But he raised his left hand again , this time to silence me ; took my arm and led me to the edge of the colonnade . |
| 20 | Then the old lady took me firmly by the arm and led me into the bathroom . |
| 21 | Sylvie wrapped her hand round Thomas 's arm and led him towards a far corner . |
| 22 | Tommy took him by the arm and led him to the chair . |
| 23 | Gebrec returned from putting the bus away and Bonard took him by the arm and led him to the terrace . |
| 24 | Dana ran after him , catching his arm and bringing him to a standstill . |
| 25 | Before he climbed the gangway of the RAF VC10 he grasped her arm and kissed her on each cheek . |
| 26 | I could have sat and stared all evening but Benjamin suddenly realised the drift of my eyes as well as my lechery and , at the appropriate time , seized me by the arm and hustled me from the hall . |
| 27 | Instead he offered Lucille his arm and walked her off the floor . |
| 28 | Ward 's left hand shot out , grabbing him by the arm and dragging him past me . |
| 29 | Something clouted his left shoulder with a blow that numbed the arm and knocked him across the cockpit . |
| 30 | The farmer was silent as I soaped my arm and inserted it into the cow . |