Example sentences of "by the [noun sg] [conj] [verb] [pron] " 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 | The chill of fear and loneliness that had penetrated her very bones was suddenly consumed by the fury that engulfed her like a wave . |
| 4 | E11.93 ( C7.93 ) Operation of the Campaign Fund : To consider the policies agreed by the Council and to decide what further action is required . |
| 5 | Question : What do you say to suggestions made by the court that had it been any other man you would have simply warned them ? |
| 6 | I helped along people who 'd been caught by the police , sentenced by the court and had their death warrant signed by the Home Secretary . |
| 7 | I helped along people who 'd been caught by the police , sentenced by the court and had their death warrant signed by the Home Secretary . |
| 8 | In this context it is also relevant to note that the rules of court expressly protect the confidentiality of all documents held by the court and limit their circulation to the parties , their legal representatives , the guardian ad litem or welfare officer and the Legal Aid Board ( FPCR , r23(1) ; FPR , r4.23(1) ) . |
| 9 | Mahmoud reached forward , took him by the head and turned his face back towards him . |
| 10 | By the back and swop them you see . |
| 11 | She got hold of him by the hair and dragged him to the police station , ’ he said . |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | Police vans cruised , and sometimes the law leapt out on to the street to grab kids by the hair and smash their heads against walls . |
| 14 | A hand seized him by the hair and yanked his head back . |
| 15 | The soldier seized me by the hair and pushed me across the garden . |
| 16 | He took her roughly by the hair and pushed her face down into the ground . |
| 17 | We relied heavily on subscriptions and donations and were delighted by the loyalty and support we received throughout the year . |
| 18 | What we mean by this , is that at times of great stress we can all be overwhelmed by the experience and find ourselves ‘ at sea ’ , not knowing what to do . |
| 19 | Then Clare took her by the elbow and led her along the path which suddenly went through a gate and stopped . |
| 20 | He took Telford by the elbow and drew him aside . |
| 21 | Graham started to smile , though he thought the joke itself might be in rather poor taste , but then he was aware of Sara turning quickly , putting her glass on the mantelpiece and looking straight at him , coming closer , her face set in strange hard lines , eyes bright , taking him by the elbow and turning her head as if to emphasise that she was talking to Graham , ignoring Slater , saying , " You do dance , do n't you ? " |
| 22 | She got to her feet , grasped Melissa by the elbow and hauled her upright . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | To Finlayson 's surprise , he took him by the elbow and steered him , quite gently , to the door . |
| 26 | All the pantheistic religions of the world have a deity represented by the Moon or governing its actions . |
| 27 | reserve the seller 's title to the goods themselves ( i.e. until either the buyer has paid or else the goods are sold by the buyer or lose their identity in the buyer 's manufacturing or other process ) , and |
| 28 | He cut the power by the meter and collected his roll and the half-completed form from the kitchen table before he let himself out through the back door . |
| 29 | I ended up sitting by the lakeside and letting it all drift over me . ’ |
| 30 | Andy yelled , throwing the keys down and grabbing me by the collar and slamming me back against the side of the Landie . |