Example sentences of "he [vb past] she by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slipping the bit out of Daisy 's mouth , he led her by the halter to a gap in the belt of trees which clothed the river bank . |
| 2 | He led her by the hand into his mother 's kitchen . |
| 3 | He drew her by the wrist off the bed , and went back into his own chamber . |
| 4 | His intense irritation with his distant superiors transferred itself with an illogical rush to the silent girl , and he caught her by the arm . |
| 5 | He caught her by the waist , in a half rugby tackle , lifted her up , spun her around and in one fell swoop had hoisted her on to his shoulders even before she realised what was happening . |
| 6 | She would have run past him , but he caught her by the elbow . |
| 7 | His gaze swept lazily over her , making her squirm , then with one swift movement he caught her by the wrist , pulling her so abruptly towards him that she stumbled , caught off balance . |
| 8 | She cried out as he caught her by the shoulders . |
| 9 | He grasped her by the shoulders , his fingers biting in , through the thinness of her top . |
| 10 | He pulled her by the hand through the crowded kitchen and hall and over the bodies on the stairs . |
| 11 | He grabbed her by the arm , and she winced as his fingers dug cruelly into her tender flesh . |
| 12 | Before she could answer he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her against him , his fingers biting cruelly into her skin . |
| 13 | He grabbed her by the throat and threatened to kick her . |
| 14 | Pascoe 's colour rose and he shocked her by the vehemence of his refusal . |
| 15 | ‘ She met some guy in there that day , some guy she used to go with , and he must 've said something because the next thing anyone knew , she was screaming at him , Pete was in the bar the morning after , he said the window was all over the floor , apparently she 'd thrown an ashtray at the guy and it had missed and taken the whole window out instead , and when he took her by the arm and tried to calm her down , she shook him off and ran out of the bar , right out in the street , and like I said , it was the bottom of a hill and there was a truck coming — ‘ |
| 16 | He took her by the shoulders and his face was very close to hers . |
| 17 | He tapped her on the shoulder-Excuse me — and when she turned he took her by the wrist and round the waist , holding her close , whisking her on to the floor . |
| 18 | Alina was holding onto the door , because the six steps that she 'd taken to reach it had almost been enough to exhaust her ; Belov dusted off his hands and came over to her now , and he took her by the shoulders and turned her around and steered her back toward the bed that she 'd just left . |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | He took her by the shoulders and pulled her back against him sharply . |
| 21 | He took her by the shoulders — ‘ You and you , all the time you . ’ |
| 22 | He took her by the shoulders and kissed her instead , a real kiss with his tongue and his teeth and a strong aftertaste of brandy . |
| 23 | He took her by the arm then and Robyn found herself half running , half stumbling behind . |
| 24 | He took her by the arm , in a grip that was firm and inescapable , and Robyn felt the sudden shock of awareness , as the undeniable strength of his body pressed close for a moment against her own . |
| 25 | He took her by the shoulders suddenly , his expression so fierce that Robyn gasped . |
| 26 | He took her by the shoulders and shook her . |
| 27 | He took her by the shoulders , his eyes urgent . |
| 28 | He took her by the elbows , his frown mock-severe . |
| 29 | He paused when he saw her by the iron railings that separated mown lawn from pasture . |
| 30 | It was Sukie , Sukie something , the nymphet Fred was working with ; he knew her by the Afghans . |