Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [prep] the arm " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laura grasped Maggie by the arm . |
| 2 | Forster paused , caught Delaney by the arm , and pointed . |
| 3 | The Major caught Carew by the arm . |
| 4 | As they turned a corner on the path , the clerk suddenly stopped and grasped Ranulf by the arm . |
| 5 | Nicholas caught John by the arm and they stood , their backs pressed to the wall . |
| 6 | Jahsaxa poked Zambia in the arm . |
| 7 | Frustrated , Delaney shook Lawton by the arm . |
| 8 | The old man 's gaunt face broke into a smile and his thin blue-veined hands clasped Corbett by the arms . |
| 9 | Nevil was leading Jo by the arm towards a white Ford Sierra . |
| 10 | Marc took a step forward as if about to restrain his younger brother by sheer force , but again Sarella stepped between them , hands outstretched , grasping Peter by the arm , though she was careful not to touch so much as the edge of Marc 's sleeve . |
| 11 | The international at Lansdowne Road in 10 days could be traumatic for Ireland , whose only successes since January 1988 have been achieved against weak opposition which , oddly enough , includes Wales at the Arms Park last February . |
| 12 | I reckon they should do tea here , I 'm getting really bored of coffee I tell you I heard Georgina scratched Ben across the arm |
| 13 | The only all-First Division tie of the round takes Maesteg to the Arms Park to take on top of the table Cardiff . |
| 14 | Peter touched Sarella on the arm . |
| 15 | He touched Philip on the arm . |
| 16 | He touched Pugwash on the arm . |
| 17 | Talbot touched Cousteau on the arm . |
| 18 | Well , Monty kept punching Clark in the arm out of sheer exuberance . |
| 19 | One Saturday evening she takes Howard by the arm and leads him away from the crowd round the pool and the bar , out of everyone 's earshot . |
| 20 | Jacobsen flew back to Washington for the ritual photocall with the president at the White House on 7 November and when reporters asked Reagan about the arms deal story the president said it had ‘ no foundation ’ . |
| 21 | Business was brisk , shopkeepers even running out to grab Corbett by the arm and offer a pie , a piece of cloth , fresh fish from the Firth , almonds , nuts and raisins brought in from the nearby port of Leith . |
| 22 | Joshua grabbed Hyacinth by the arm — she had been looking as if she were about to attack her victim 's other eye — and steered her away . |
| 23 | He raced up to them and grabbed Harry by the arm . |
| 24 | Nana 's rage struck like lightning ; now she shot from her chair and grabbed Martha by the arm , dragging her into the stuffy gloom of the bedroom . |
| 25 | Rohmer grabbed Gilbert by the arm with a curiously disappointed look on his face , pushing the smaller man ahead of him . |
| 26 | Athelstan rose , grabbed Cranston by the arm and hustled him out of the room , closing the door behind him . |
| 27 | He grabbed Rohmer by the arm and swung him around so that he was forced to look him in the face . |
| 28 | He took Kelly by the arm to where a man in dark robes was in earnest conversation with a girl in a skimpy black T-shirt with ‘ BIMBO POWER ’ scrawled in white across her chest . |
| 29 | She took Kelly by the arm ; terrified , Kelly allowed herself to be led away like a little girl . |
| 30 | And if you think I 'm to be taken in that easy , Miss Jennifer , then think again ! " and muttering to himself that it was as great a pity to see women weep as geese go barefoot , he took Ann by the arm and went back into his house . |