Example sentences of "arm [prep] his [noun sg] [conj] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a sob , Theda flung her arms about his neck and buried her face in his shoulder . |
| 2 | Biting her lip , Ruth tightened her arms about his neck and buried her face in his shoulder . |
| 3 | But he gripped hard at the arms of his chair and forced himself to attend . |
| 4 | We tied his arms behind his back and handed him over to the next village headman we encountered . |
| 5 | Taczek leant back , slung his arms behind his head and stretched his chunky arms as if waking from a deep sleep . |
| 6 | Going to him , she wound her arms into his smoking-jacket and snaked them about his naked body . |
| 7 | And she put her arms round his neck and laid her head on his shoulder , quite happy . |
| 8 | She put her arms round his neck and said , ‘ Come to bed and hold me tight . ’ |
| 9 | Only now , in my old age , I wish I had got down from the table and put my arms round his neck and kissed him . |
| 10 | ‘ When this is over we 'll have a nice home , Anne , I promise , ’ he said , as she slipped her arms round his neck and kissed him again . |
| 11 | She threw her arms round his neck and kissed him on the lips , enveloping him in discreetly expensive perfume . |
| 12 | As his mouth moved sensuously on hers , she tightened her arms round his neck and slid her fingers into the thick hair at the nape , then stiffened in shock when his tongue intruded between her teeth . |
| 13 | He pressed his arms to his side and leaned forward on a diagonal without falling over . |
| 14 | He folded his arms across his chest and swung upright magically upon his heels . |
| 15 | Stok crossed his arms across his face and began to pull his shirt off , and his words were lost beneath the white cotton . |
| 16 | He put his arms around his wife and held her face to his . |
| 17 | When it ended , she looped her arms around his neck and asked the one question that had yet to be answered . |
| 18 | She put her arms around his neck and pressed her face against his chest . |
| 19 | She put her arms around his neck and said , ‘ All you wish for yourself darling . ’ |
| 20 | She came towards him , threw her arms around his neck and kissed him on his ruddy moustached face . |
| 21 | And because of that it tipped Ruth 's heart so desperately she curled her arms around his neck and clung to him . |
| 22 | His kiss was tender and Ruth slid her arms around his neck and returned the warmth . |
| 23 | By way of answering , she threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly . |
| 24 | Ruth circled her arms around his neck and splayed her fingers through his thick , curly hair . |
| 25 | With a moan of utter and ecstatic defeat she twined her arms around his neck and pulled those sensuous lips on to her own mouth . |
| 26 | And she put her arms around his neck and tried to place her mouth on his . |
| 27 | Wendell put his arm round his daughter and hugged her . |
| 28 | She stepped up to him , put her arm round his neck and leaned in towards him , waiting for his kiss , while he wondered how he was going to explain Laura 's presence in the kitchen . |
| 29 | Dong put a supportive arm around his brother and pulled him deeper into the crowd . |