Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] he by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair . |
| 2 | A hand reached in and grabbed him by the hair . |
| 3 | I pulled Armstrong in behind his car , got out and joined him by the gate . |
| 4 | Already Parfois seemed to lie behind them , and Harry had almost lost that tense expectation that at every step someone would reach out and take him by the shoulder to haul him back into captivity . |
| 5 | ‘ Adam ! ’ she screamed , reached out and caught him by the sleeve . |
| 6 | In the city one morning , as he turned the corner of the street into the shade of the acacias on the main boulevard , a woman ran out and plucked him by the sleeve , pulled him into a doorway and snatched his hand to kiss it . |
| 7 | A few minutes later she hurried back and took him by the hand . |
| 8 | ‘ That 's not true ! ’ she exclaimed , wanting to step forward and grab him by the arm . |