Example sentences of "[art] arm around " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was hurting her a little now , the arm around her waist like steel , so that she was hazily aware of a dull ache in the small of her back . |
| 2 | She felt the muscles in the arm around her swell as he flexed them , and looked up at him , forgetting he was masked . |
| 3 | FitzAlan 's heart thundered against her cheek and his body was strung as tightly as her own , the arm around her like iron . |
| 4 | She tugged at the arm around her neck and it shifted enough for her to yell , ‘ Travis look out ! ’ |
| 5 | And then as we approached the tube station the arm around me again and erm and he |
| 6 | Mark slipped an arm around her slim waist as they walked from the hall into the kitchen . |
| 7 | Roirbak put an arm around Tammuz 's shoulder . |
| 8 | Mrs Lennox threw an arm around Maggie and drew her into the kitchen . |
| 9 | ‘ Why , thank you , ’ Maggie replied , and hooked an arm around the one extended to her . |
| 10 | ‘ Do n't you see , ’ her mother explained , drawing her close with an arm around her bony shoulders , ‘ you 'll be looking after boys soon and things are just like they say , boys do n't make passes at girls who wear glasses . ’ |
| 11 | Reginald now moved a step towards his brother and , putting an arm around his shoulder , he said , ‘ You 're a funny old stick , you know , Henry . |
| 12 | One of them came up behind him and hooked an arm around his throat while another snatched the whip from his hand . |
| 13 | Sam placed an arm around his shoulder , and spoke in a soothing voice . |
| 14 | It was pique ; poor Gloria , and with the help of the bloody Marys , Violet put an arm around her friend . |
| 15 | There is no need that ‘ hello/goodbye ’ kisses , an arm around the shoulder , a good cuddle should diminish with the years . |
| 16 | Nathan put an arm around her . |
| 17 | Jean-Paul put an arm around his shoulders . |
| 18 | They had an arm around each other . |
| 19 | ‘ Mo is the type of character who needs an arm around his shoulder from time to time and a wee pat on the back to keep him going . |
| 20 | He put an arm around her then and drew her close . |
| 21 | She laid an arm around her mother 's shoulders . |
| 22 | He rose to his feet now , smiling and , putting an arm around Joe 's shoulder , he said , ‘ What are you going to do with yourself ? ’ |
| 23 | The Doc supported her with an arm around her waist . |
| 24 | A silence fell on the room , and its increasing heaviness made her heave herself up from the couch and take the three steps to throw herself on to the seat beside him ; and to put an arm around his shoulder and say , ‘ Come on , lad , come on . |
| 25 | Danny felt a wave of admiration for his friend and affectionately put an arm around his shoulders . |
| 26 | He hooked an arm around Molassi 's spitting , jerking body and pulled him off . |
| 27 | The Doctor put an arm around her shoulder . |
| 28 | Anthony put an arm around her shoulders and she looked at him , surprised but pleased that he had managed to touch her again . |
| 29 | David responded to the teasing by walking over to his mother , putting an arm around her thin shoulders and dropping a kiss on to her smooth hair . |
| 30 | To distract him she put an arm around his shoulders and moved away from the rail . |