Example sentences of "[adj] arm [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The chief arms left me ’ , he wrote in the Eikon Basilike , ‘ were those only which the ancient Christians were wont to use against their persecutors , prayers and tears . |
| 2 | At six o'clock there was always bread and milk for supper , and at eight o'clock it was bedtime , but no warm arms cuddled her . |
| 3 | Her left arm propped her , and she was sitting sideways , after the way of a child : one ring of the broken handcuff was still about her slim leg . |
| 4 | A pair of powerful arms seized me from behind , jerking me upright and off my feet . |
| 5 | Powerful arms thrust her forward . |
| 6 | Returning to the audience , an exuberant Florian had abandoned assumed modesty and was pausing to accept congratulations from all sides , but when Maria would have risen to add hers as his passage brought him close to their table , a light touch on her bare arm stayed her . |
| 7 | Lifting him clear off his feet , a horny black arm hugged him . |
| 8 | His strong arms rocked her , his hands stroked and soothed , till she felt comforted . |
| 9 | That the feel of his strong arms made her feel small and vulnerable ? |
| 10 | After a few stunned seconds plump arms enfolded her . |
| 11 | The repeated passage of a presolar cloud of material through the spiral arms caused it to be compressed until eventually it collapsed to form the Solar System . |
| 12 | His head bent quickly as his other arm drew her against him . |
| 13 | A strong arm prevented her from falling . |
| 14 | A strong arm barred her from leaving the room . |
| 15 | Another band encircled him from the left , two massive arms had him from behind , his feet were lifted from the ground . |