Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] her by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found her by the side of the house with her dog , looking like a complete tramp , with a patched-up old coat and hair all over the place . |
| 2 | I was told they sent for a nurse who came at me with a needle so I grabbed her by the breast and threw her down on the hors d'oeuvres . |
| 3 | I stepped closer and the young woman rose and made to flee but I seized her by the wrist . |
| 4 | I took her by the hand and stepped into the water . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm glad she waited for the wedding to be over , ’ whispered Mrs Alderley in Theda 's ear , as she joined her by the French windows that had been opened to the terrace outside . |
| 6 | Perhaps you pulled her by the ankles , dragging her head beneath the water ? |
| 7 | She took her by the shoulders and turned her round to face the house . |
| 8 | And her suppliant 's face , round and even in this twilight , thickly flushed in the hectic way that he had seen before , repulsed him and made him take her by the arm she had raised and move it like a detached limb back to her side . |
| 9 | But as they seized her by the mantle , she shook it from her shoulders , folded two of her children in her arms and floated away through a window , never more to be seen by her husband and the two children she had left behind . |
| 10 | He pulled his hand gently from hers , and , still gentle , put his arm around her to hold her by the shoulder . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd take your clothes off now and prove it to you , ’ he said thickly , and his hands were shaking as they held her by the hips . |
| 12 | Slipping the bit out of Daisy 's mouth , he led her by the halter to a gap in the belt of trees which clothed the river bank . |
| 13 | He led her by the hand into his mother 's kitchen . |
| 14 | He drew her by the wrist off the bed , and went back into his own chamber . |
| 15 | His intense irritation with his distant superiors transferred itself with an illogical rush to the silent girl , and he caught her by the arm . |
| 16 | He caught her by the waist , in a half rugby tackle , lifted her up , spun her around and in one fell swoop had hoisted her on to his shoulders even before she realised what was happening . |
| 17 | She would have run past him , but he caught her by the elbow . |
| 18 | His gaze swept lazily over her , making her squirm , then with one swift movement he caught her by the wrist , pulling her so abruptly towards him that she stumbled , caught off balance . |
| 19 | She cried out as he caught her by the shoulders . |
| 20 | He grasped her by the shoulders , his fingers biting in , through the thinness of her top . |
| 21 | Or perhaps it could be the heart-stopping finale where they finally , sorry , break the ice , and after a quick peckeroo execute the near impossible Pamchenko manoeuvre ( basically he grabs her by the feet and spins her in increasing circles , and she prays he does n't let go ) . |
| 22 | HAMLET , with his doublet all unbraced , no hat upon his head , his stockings fouled , ungartered and down-gyred to his ankle , pale as his shirt , his knees knocking each other … and with a look so piteous , he takes her by the wrist and holds her hard , then he goes to the length of his arm , and with his other hand over his brow , falls to such perusal of her face as he would draw it … |
| 23 | He pulled her by the hand through the crowded kitchen and hall and over the bodies on the stairs . |
| 24 | He grabbed her by the arm , and she winced as his fingers dug cruelly into her tender flesh . |
| 25 | Before she could answer he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her against him , his fingers biting cruelly into her skin . |
| 26 | He grabbed her by the throat and threatened to kick her . |
| 27 | Pascoe 's colour rose and he shocked her by the vehemence of his refusal . |
| 28 | ‘ She met some guy in there that day , some guy she used to go with , and he must 've said something because the next thing anyone knew , she was screaming at him , Pete was in the bar the morning after , he said the window was all over the floor , apparently she 'd thrown an ashtray at the guy and it had missed and taken the whole window out instead , and when he took her by the arm and tried to calm her down , she shook him off and ran out of the bar , right out in the street , and like I said , it was the bottom of a hill and there was a truck coming — ‘ |
| 29 | He took her by the shoulders and his face was very close to hers . |
| 30 | He tapped her on the shoulder-Excuse me — and when she turned he took her by the wrist and round the waist , holding her close , whisking her on to the floor . |