Example sentences of "the shoulders [conj] [verb] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's no good ‘ effing and blinding ’ , ’ he remonstrated mildly , holding her firmly by the shoulders and inspecting her with a brilliantly dispassionate gaze . |
| 2 | Ariel went to her , and held her by the shoulders and raised her till her feet touched the earthen floor , then pitched her forward till she stood in her crooked hoop . |
| 3 | He caught her ankle , lunging at her , took her by the shoulders and flung her on to her back , his breathing hoarse and his eyes blazing with fury . |
| 4 | He held her by the shoulders and kissed her in continental fashion on the cheeks . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Sitting on the bed , Theda took her by the shoulders and dragged her to sit up . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He seized Flavia by the shoulders and shook her , , looked into her face and bellowed , ‘ So that 's the little girl who reads Voltaire at the bistro . ’ |
| 9 | He took her by the shoulders and shook her . |
| 10 | He lifted Zurachina up by the shoulders and set her aside . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She took her by the shoulders and turned her round to face the house . |
| 13 | Before she got a word out Guy seized her gently by the shoulders and turned her around , so that he stood between her and Ralf . |
| 14 | Penry grabbed her by the shoulders and turned her to face him . |
| 15 | Still holding her , he locked the door behind them , then released her wrist to take her by the shoulders and pin her against the wall . |
| 16 | Roman laughed suddenly , catching her by the shoulders and twisting her round to face him . |
| 17 | He took her by the shoulders and pulled her back against him sharply . |
| 18 | Before she could answer he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her against him , his fingers biting cruelly into her skin . |
| 19 | Dr Neil stepped back so swiftly that she almost fell ; he seized her by the shoulders and held her from him . |