Example sentences of "by the [noun] [coord] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then , late in the game , Ray Wilkins grabbed me by the shirt and threw me to the ground with a judo throw . |
| 2 | In those few minutes , say the prosecution , back home with the baby , Corbett , in a flash of temper , had grabbed Danielle by the leg and smashed her against the bedroom wall . |
| 3 | When Camille had choked on an Aztec cuff-link , a sizeable piece of jewellery such as had then been fashionable , Constance 's mum had held her upside down by the ankles and banged her until she disgorged it , while Scarlet had knelt in the unutterable anguish of one about to be bereaved , determining to destroy herself without hesitation should Camille not survive the experience . |
| 4 | By the back and swop them you see . |
| 5 | She got hold of him by the hair and dragged him to the police station , ’ he said . |
| 6 | I know my father would raise a terrific stink if I told him the Headmistress had grabbed me by the hair and slung me over the playground fence . ’ |
| 7 | The soldier seized me by the hair and pushed me across the garden . |
| 8 | He took her roughly by the hair and pushed her face down into the ground . |
| 9 | They made maximum use of the forum provided by the zemstvos and drew them towards an alliance with the liberal and constitutional movement emerging in the cities . |
| 10 | We relied heavily on subscriptions and donations and were delighted by the loyalty and support we received throughout the year . |
| 11 | Then Clare took her by the elbow and led her along the path which suddenly went through a gate and stopped . |
| 12 | He took Telford by the elbow and drew him aside . |
| 13 | She got to her feet , grasped Melissa by the elbow and hauled her upright . |
| 14 | I began to tremble violently and would have fainted , had he not grabbed me by the elbow and guided me to a low wall , where I slumped down . |
| 15 | Before the startled merchant could think of a reply , Cranston had taken Athelstan by the elbow and steered him out into the sun-baked street . |
| 16 | To Finlayson 's surprise , he took him by the elbow and steered him , quite gently , to the door . |
| 17 | I ended up sitting by the lakeside and letting it all drift over me . ’ |
| 18 | Andy yelled , throwing the keys down and grabbing me by the collar and slamming me back against the side of the Landie . |
| 19 | He felt as if Simon were lifting him by the collar and dangling him so that his feet were off the earth and his toes straining to reach something . |
| 20 | With commendable promptitude , he caught Harrison by the collar and held him firmly , while Agnes and Dotty recovered their balance . |
| 21 | belittling the problem as defined by the parents and labelling them as over-anxious |
| 22 | At the dump , we took two yellow bags which had been left by the truck and put them in the boot of a car . |
| 23 | I just do n't know what 's going on , all I can do is wait by the phone and hope I hear something |
| 24 | fucking laugh , so I said to her no I said it is this week Julie I said and it 's towards the end of the week but I 'll ring you by the weekend and let you know , well of course come the Thursday morning I have n't seen Val , and I was ever so upset because it really the end of the line money wise , I could n't do any more |
| 25 | Were the characters of these seven young ladies exactly as shown by the writer or have they been … massaged slightly for novelistic and televisual variety ? |
| 26 | They walked together through Dobbs 's field and Tom stood by the gate and let him walk on his own up the lane . |
| 27 | Two of the guards shouldered their bows , grasped Twoflower by the elbows and lifted him off the ground . |
| 28 | You can buy one of the many reproduction plaster or fibre-glass cornices by the foot and have it added to your room just under the ceiling or , if you can not afford this luxury , go for a stylish compromise with a paper border . |
| 29 | It is , therefore , our intention to seek to increase the range of NVQs offered by the Board and to market them to employers in co-operation with the Chamber movement . |
| 30 | ‘ Mind you , ’ she whispered in his ear as he collapsed to his knees by the bed and clasped her in his arms , ‘ I ca n't promise you a son every time you 're away ! ’ |