Example sentences of "arm and [verb] [pron] into " 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 | When Jean-Claude emerged from the hide-out , he held out his arm and dragged me into the dark cave . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | He saw her state at once and without another word took her arm and led her into the little sitting room . |
| 5 | As he took his hostess 's arm and led her into the dining-room , he did not glance again at Madeleine . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Then the old lady took me firmly by the arm and led me into the bathroom . |
| 8 | The farmer was silent as I soaped my arm and inserted it into the cow . |
| 9 | At his first rehearsal of Peter Pan , almost before Bunny had finished introducing him to the rest of the cast , Dotty had taken him proprietorially by the arm and strolled him into the wings . |
| 10 | She saw that the Dane was on the point of following him , so she hurriedly caught his arm and guided him into the laundry house . |
| 11 | What else could she do , Merrill asked herself , but stand up , pleasantly acquiescent because of Richard 's presence , and let Luke take her arm and lead her into a room which had been cleared for dancing ? |
| 12 | Rachel touches my arm and leads me into a corner , where we drink our coffees quietly , like strangers at a wake . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ I was walking down Piccadilly in 1973 with the woman who was later to become my wife when she grabbed me by the arm and steered me into St James 's church to see the carvings ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ Great to see you ! ’ he exclaimed , taking her arm and propelling her into the room . |
| 16 | And so he took her arm and pulled her into the street again and , still holding her arm , he said , ‘ And what do you think I feel like when I do n't see you and knowing you 're away dancing with that John Bennett or that Sweetman fellow ? ’ |
| 17 | Barbara tried to follow , but Duvall slammed the door against her and she cried out in pain as he pulled it open again , grabbed her arm and threw her into the office . |
| 18 | He closed his hand on her arm and drew her into the gloom of the passage . |
| 19 | Jenna stood in the doorway and glared up at him and he simply took her arm and drew her into the room , closing the door firmly . |