Example sentences of "[conj] pulled him " in BNC.
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| 1 | The grooms at his home in Princes Risborough , believe it was Sefton 's spirit that pulled him through . |
| 2 | She gripped his shoulder harder and pulled him up , out of bed . |
| 3 | In the ensuing chaos , six or seven pairs of hands grabbed Ferryman and pulled him down on to his bottom . |
| 4 | Kalchu reached over to where he and Hārkini had been squabbling , picked him up by both elbows and pulled him on to his lap . |
| 5 | If you cut him up and pulled him out of your body — which is what they do — ’ |
| 6 | Then a girl , too young to be his mother , rushed out of the cottage , clasped the child by the hand , and pulled him , protestingly , indoors . |
| 7 | Isobel stared at him , then laughed , drew her arm through his and pulled him towards the door . |
| 8 | They reached out and pulled him into the Ship . |
| 9 | The other man was rescued after an officer held out his truncheon and pulled him ashore . |
| 10 | And Kate 's mother had put her arm around him and pulled him towards her . |
| 11 | Pushing himself from the wall he grabbed Tommy 's jacket and pulled him along the road . |
| 12 | Jill darted forward and pulled him aside , giving his wrist a sharp slap to teach him manners . |
| 13 | Hurriedly she took a fresh grip on Adam and pulled him round the side of a broken column , out of sight . |
| 14 | Katherine took her father 's hand and pulled him towards her room . |
| 15 | Her thin lips clasped tight together , fearing any sound might betray her , she hooked her legs about him and pulled him further and further into her . |
| 16 | She held out a hand and , when he took it , heaved him upright and pulled him towards the bedroom . |
| 17 | In the house , Ellwood took the old man by the shirtfront and pulled him round in a circle , then round again , as if they were playing a manic version of Ring o' Roses . |
| 18 | He wedged his clothes into a gap between boulders above the waterline , then grabbed Carey 's feet and pulled him towards the edge . |
| 19 | Soon , however , we discovered Magwitch in the water , badly injured , and pulled him into the boat . |
| 20 | He hooked an arm around Molassi 's spitting , jerking body and pulled him off . |
| 21 | Sikes seized the boy 's collar through the window and pulled him back out into the garden . |
| 22 | Then one of the men gave a shout , seized the boy by a leg and pulled him into the hall . |
| 23 | Taking a deep breath , he grasped Mait 's arm , and pulled him away from the enhancer . |
| 24 | Dong put a supportive arm around his brother and pulled him deeper into the crowd . |
| 25 | And as he struggled to swim , the woman 's little bone hook caught in his hair and pulled him up . |
| 26 | Jimmy grabbed at Cardiff 's arm and pulled him away . |
| 27 | ‘ We 're not playing , Connelly , ’ Farrell told him and pulled him across the hot and clammy room . |
| 28 | He grabbed Joseph roughly by the shoulder as the boy peered in at the window , and pulled him away . |
| 29 | Lorton grabbed his collar and pulled him back . |
| 30 | She prised her husband 's fingers from the edge of the door and pulled him into the hall . |