Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [noun prp] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nutty nipped in and caught Jazz by the elbow . |
| 2 | As they turned a corner on the path , the clerk suddenly stopped and grasped Ranulf by the arm . |
| 3 | Harry put in , and seizing Sam by the upper arm , dragged him clear of Martha , who was beginning to enjoy being fought over . |
| 4 | Far from leaping from his chair and seizing Pearce by the throat , a curious fatigue seemed to have settled in his bones . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He raced up to them and grabbed Harry by the arm . |
| 7 | Parting the heather , he reached down and grabbed Fergus by the hand . |
| 8 | He reached down and grabbed Twoflower by the scruff of his neck , dragging him across the saddle tree . |
| 9 | He was about to lead Sir John through the wicket gate to the priest 's house when a dark shape jumped from the shadows and grabbed Philomel by the bridle . |
| 10 | Cheryl ran into the airlock chamber and grabbed Piper by the throat , jerking the woman harshly to her feet . |
| 11 | Chen wanted to reach out and take Herrick by the throat and choke him to death , but first he had to get hold of the copy and get out with it . |
| 12 | Gallardo had pulled himself up from poverty by sheer force of personality , tapping the electricity lines that ran above the shanty town and reading Marx by the light . |
| 13 | Rising to his feet , Bob Lamb reached down and taking Martha by the hands , pulled her up . |
| 14 | " What I look like , " Slater said , coming forward and taking Graham by the elbow to continue walking , " is somebody who has discovered an old pair of RAF pilot 's boots at a market stall in Camden . " |
| 15 | The beam came to rest on the Ngo brothers , and after a moment 's hesitation Duclos bent down and seized Hoc by the arm . |
| 16 | Stewart strode over and seized Cameron by the front of his cloak . |
| 17 | She sprang up , knocking over her coffee-cup in the process , and clutched Robyn by the shoulders . |
| 18 | He scrambled over the fallen branch and saw Lee by the gate with the gun . |
| 19 | Zacco raised his hand from his sword and took Nicholas by the face in hard fingers . |
| 20 | He reached out and took Tabitha by the arm . |
| 21 | At that moment a policeman arrived and took Oliver by the collar . |
| 22 | He leaned down and took Piper by the shirtfront , hauling him upright then turning the man and running him backwards across the room . |
| 23 | Two men in white coats ran in and took Susan by the arms . |
| 24 | He was half man and half fish ; because he could live on both land and sea he was created Lord of the World and renamed Bel by the Sumerians . |
| 25 | Cranston grinned and gripped Athelstan by the wrist . |
| 26 | Peter put out a hand and gripped Sarella by the shoulder as she took an involuntary pace forward . |