Example sentences of "hold [prep] him by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lee got hold of him by the collar . |
| 2 | I got hold of him by the scruff of the neck and took him along to the police box and rang up for the wagon . |
| 3 | ‘ Speedie had hold of him by the neck , he was really mouthing off at him , ’ said one fan . |
| 4 | But his father caught hold of him by the arm . |
| 5 | She caught hold of him by the hand and half ran , half pulled him across the room to the door . |
| 6 | And she at bed time she gets hold of him by the scruff of the neck and |
| 7 | She got hold of him by the hair and dragged him to the police station , ’ he said . |
| 8 | So what he had to do , the the the the customer in fact , is end up by climbing up the bannister to get to the top so that he could get hold of the lad that was at the top get hold of him by the feet and pull him upwards and over and er finally free the man at the bottom . |