Example sentences of "arm [conj] [vb past] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took the Englishman by the arm and ushered him toward the easy chairs arranged around a long rectangular coffee table . |
| 2 | When Jean-Claude emerged from the hide-out , he held out his arm and dragged me into the dark cave . |
| 3 | Lucenzo swept over to her , caught her arm and dragged her to the entrance of the ballroom . |
| 4 | When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom . |
| 5 | Melissa took her by the arm and piloted her through the booking hall . |
| 6 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 7 | He took her arm and led her to the dining room , where the gleaming long rectangular table had been impeccably set for two . |
| 8 | He smiled at her , took her arm and led her to the window . |
| 9 | He smiled again , fleetingly , and her pulse gave another blip as he took her arm and led her through the entrance . |
| 10 | He saw her state at once and without another word took her arm and led her into the little sitting room . |
| 11 | As he took his hostess 's arm and led her into the dining-room , he did not glance again at Madeleine . |
| 12 | After the caretaker had unlocked the big front door and disappeared down the drive , Harry took Madeleine 's arm and led her into the drawing-room . |
| 13 | But he raised his left hand again , this time to silence me ; took my arm and led me to the edge of the colonnade . |
| 14 | Then the old lady took me firmly by the arm and led me into the bathroom . |
| 15 | Tommy took him by the arm and led him to the chair . |
| 16 | Gebrec returned from putting the bus away and Bonard took him by the arm and led him to the terrace . |
| 17 | I could have sat and stared all evening but Benjamin suddenly realised the drift of my eyes as well as my lechery and , at the appropriate time , seized me by the arm and hustled me from the hall . |
| 18 | Instead he offered Lucille his arm and walked her off the floor . |
| 19 | Something clouted his left shoulder with a blow that numbed the arm and knocked him across the cockpit . |
| 20 | The farmer was silent as I soaped my arm and inserted it into the cow . |
| 21 | At his first rehearsal of Peter Pan , almost before Bunny had finished introducing him to the rest of the cast , Dotty had taken him proprietorially by the arm and strolled him into the wings . |
| 22 | Folding the lids of the box together , I hoisted it under my left arm and carried it to the Fire Exit . |
| 23 | He pulled the local daily paper from under his arm and brandished it in the blue air as if it were a short sword . |
| 24 | He took Laura by the arm and guided her through the revolving doors . |
| 25 | With sick fear in his stomach , Cardiff took her arm and guided her towards the side door . |
| 26 | He grabbed my arm and guided me towards the road . |
| 27 | She saw that the Dane was on the point of following him , so she hurriedly caught his arm and guided him into the laundry house . |
| 28 | The argument continued until Howard seized Toohoolhoolzote by the arm and marched him to the guardhouse , where he was locked away . |
| 29 | The day after that , Tobie was commanded to the Palace and returning , seized Loppe by the arm and marched him into the workroom John le Grant had devised for himself , where he scowled at them both . |
| 30 | Maisie grabbed his arm and steered him towards the next gallery . |