Example sentences of "arm [prep] [pers pn] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 He thought for a moment that if she would only accept his feelings for Carrie he would go to her this minute and put his arms about her and comfort her , but he knew she would never accept Carrie .
2 He put his arms about her and lowered his face to meet her lips , then came and sat with them .
3 Loulou flung his arms about her and kissed her lovingly on the mouth .
4 Out of sight and sound of the house , in the wood , he put his arms about her and kissed her hungrily ; and she returned his kisses with fervour , muttering , ‘ Oh Charlie .
5 He nodded at her words , putting his arms about her and resting his head on her shoulder for a moment , seeking the comfort of her warm embrace .
6 And when Jessie saw this man that she loved slide down the wall , then drop onto his side , she screamed ; but her screaming was soon checked by her father who , staggering towards her , put his hand over her mouth then twisted one of her arms behind her and thrust her towards the staircase door .
7 With palms facing upwards , take your arms behind you and hold them as high as possible .
8 With palms facing upwards , take your arms behind you and pull them towards each other 35 times .
9 With palms facing upwards , take your arms behind you and pull them towards each other 35 times .
10 With palms facing upwards , take your arms behind you and pull them towards each other 30 times .
11 Once outside he linked arms with her and took her to the little pub that the station staff used .
12 Topknot spread his arms above him and muttered something at the sky .
13 She twined her arms round him and kissed his cheek .
14 I think , perhaps I 'll just try putting my arms round him and kissing him .
15 Put my arms round him and kiss him .
16 Mrs Sowerby put her arms round him and held him to her .
17 She put her arms round him and held him tightly .
18 She put her arms round him and held him .
19 She put her arms round him and held him tight against her .
20 But at the same time I wo n't be throwing my arms round them and kissing them either , ’ he said .
21 With this , he suddenly threw his arms round her and hugged her so tight she could hardly breathe .
22 ‘ Oh , Anne , I do n't deserve you , ’ he said impulsively , flinging his arms round her and kissing her .
23 She moved , as she often did , from pure , concentrated malice , to a vaguely girlish mode , as if she was looking for someone ( not Henry ) to put his arms round her and tell her everything was all right .
24 John put his arms round her and kissed her passionately .
25 Go to find her at lunch-time , throw my arms round her and promise my never-ending life-long devotion .
26 He put both arms round her and held her tight to his chest .
27 as if it were the most natural thing in the world , he put his arms round her and held her close .
28 For a moment she thought he was going to throw his arms round her and hug her , she was sure he had been thinking of it , but he hesitated and she turned away .
29 ‘ You just wanted to put your arms round her and hug her and tell her everything would be all right , that we would find her mummy soon .
30 His dark brows rose in astonishment at this attack and then he slid his arms round her and pulled her towards him , looking down at her with the sort of expression a grown-up reserved for a naughty child .
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