Example sentences of "shoulder [conj] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I put the small boat on my shoulders and carried it to the edge of the water , then I put it in the sea . |
| 2 | Alan wrapped one of his cot blankets round his shoulders and took him to the kitchen to make a drink . |
| 3 | He held her by the shoulders and kissed her in continental fashion on the cheeks . |
| 4 | She laid her hands on Peter 's shoulders and kissed him on the cheek . |
| 5 | Removing his hand from his pocket , but leaving hers in place , he put his arm round her shoulders and hugged her to his side . |
| 6 | Mamma put her ample arm round Noreen 's shaking shoulders and brought her to the kitchen table and made her sit down . |
| 7 | A murdering Fascist , ’ I cried and Richard took me gently by the shoulders and pushed me towards the door . |
| 8 | He was very nearly as tall as her , but she put an arm under his shoulders and supported him to the untidy room which served as the stable office , calling to one of the stable girls to take over the class . |
| 9 | Dr Neil stepped back so swiftly that she almost fell ; he seized her by the shoulders and held her from him . |
| 10 | He had dropped his hands down from her shoulders and slipped them into his trouser-pockets . |
| 11 | Marc looped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her to a more comfortable position beneath him . |
| 12 | Before she could answer he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her against him , his fingers biting cruelly into her skin . |
| 13 | Sharpe said grimly , then he put an arm round Lucille 's shoulders and steered her towards the ballroom where , because the orchestra had been engaged till dawn , the music still played and a few last couples still danced . |
| 14 | Eventually the soldier shrugged his shoulders and picked it up himself Its weight seemed to drag him out of sight into his enormous greatcoat . |
| 15 | Mr Browning sighed and put his arms round his wife 's heaving shoulders and drew her to him . |
| 16 | Lucie slipped the scarlet waistcoat off Gabriel 's shoulders and skinned him of the white silk shirt . |
| 17 | I shrugged my shoulders and answered him in Spanish . |
| 18 | Breathing heavily , he reached for my shoulder and pulled me towards him . |
| 19 | Philip raised the gun to his shoulder and sited it on Rebel and the lamb . |
| 20 | Farrell grabbed him by the shoulder and pushed him towards a closed door leading off the hallway . |
| 21 | He put an arm around my shoulder and steered me to one of the leather sofas which had a girl where other sofas have cushions . |
| 22 | She put a hand on his shoulder and marched him into her tack-room at the end of the yard . |
| 23 | Jacques Devraux had not troubled to make him known to the senator , but while his father made a final check of the baggage truck , Paul Devraux had patted him affectionately on the shoulder and introduced him to them as " the great all-purpose Annamese genie Ngo Van Loc , who 's houseboy , camp boy , chauffeur and indispensable general assistant to the humble Devraux family . " |
| 24 | I slid the thirty-eight from under my shoulder and held it in front of me . |