Example sentences of "[verb] her by the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He groaned , then grasped her by the buttocks and lifted her , backing her against the wall , thrusting up into her once , twice , a third time before he came explosively , feeling her shudder violently against him . |
| 2 | He grasped her by the shoulders , his fingers biting in , through the thinness of her top . |
| 3 | Then , as she skewered him with a look of pure detestation , he reached out suddenly and caught her by the wrists . |
| 4 | She gasped as Nicolo reached out and caught her by the shoulders . |
| 5 | She cried out as he caught her by the shoulders . |
| 6 | Leonora turned away blindly , and Penry caught her by the shoulders , forcing her round to face him . |
| 7 | Damian released Tony with a violent shove , strode to Rachel , caught her by the shoulders , his face fierce . |
| 8 | He moved with incredible speed , seizing her by the shoulders and propelling her towards the closed door , a hard violence etching the bones of his face into a mask that would have just done justice to a Viking warrior at his most rapacious . |
| 9 | Or perhaps it could be the heart-stopping finale where they finally , sorry , break the ice , and after a quick peckeroo execute the near impossible Pamchenko manoeuvre ( basically he grabs her by the feet and spins her in increasing circles , and she prays he does n't let go ) . |
| 10 | With Roy holding her by the arms she walked up his body until , reaching his shoulders , she flipped over and landed on her feet , screeching with laughter . |
| 11 | He eyed her searchingly , then stood still , holding her by the shoulders , oblivious of the crowds which parted to avoid them . |
| 12 | They had grasped her by the wrists and feet and dragged her to the neighbouring room . |
| 13 | He was still clasping her by the shoulders and she tried to shake free . |
| 14 | Perhaps you pulled her by the ankles , dragging her head beneath the water ? |
| 15 | She made to rise , but Harry grabbed her by the wrists and she subsided back onto the bed with a sharp cry of pain . |
| 16 | I went across and grabbed her by the lapels . |
| 17 | Before she could answer he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her against him , his fingers biting cruelly into her skin . |
| 18 | He tore towards her , menace in every line of him as he caught up with her and grabbed her by the shoulders , his eyes blazing . |
| 19 | Penry grabbed her by the shoulders and turned her to face him . |
| 20 | Roman laughed suddenly , catching her by the shoulders and twisting her round to face him . |
| 21 | He reached out , catching her by the shoulders to jerk her back towards him and give her a hard shake that made her head spin . |
| 22 | She tried to embrace him , but he seized her by the arms and shook her till her teeth chattered . |
| 23 | He crossed the bridge and seized her by the shoulders , shouting above the noise , ‘ My wife ? |
| 24 | Dr Neil stepped back so swiftly that she almost fell ; he seized her by the shoulders and held her from him . |
| 25 | Benedict seized her by the shoulders in an ungentle grip . |
| 26 | He seized her by the shoulders , his fingers biting into her flesh . |
| 27 | He continued to hold her by the arms for a few seconds longer , studying her face . |
| 28 | It was Sukie , Sukie something , the nymphet Fred was working with ; he knew her by the Afghans . |
| 29 | And then he was dragging her by the hands , racing across the lawn , nearly pulling her arm from its socket , crashing through the kitchen door , crying aloud so that it sounded like a whoop of triumph . |
| 30 | A deeper pink suffused his face , colouring the skin between the freckles of pale orange that the tropical sun had cast there , and he took her by the wrists and said , in English , ‘ Maybe , we 'll see , maybe one day . ’ |