Example sentences of "arm [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next time barmy Billy at The Queen 's Arms asked her if she was keeping company , she 'd tell him to stuff it . |
| 2 | The shock of his touch seemed to rob her of what little control she still had , and her eyes flew open , her blurred gaze registering his gaunt face as she stared at him before his arms enveloped her . |
| 3 | The arms hugged my squirming form and carried me out , while my mother stayed to watch the rest of the film . |
| 4 | That the feel of his strong arms made her feel small and vulnerable ? |
| 5 | His arms encircled her waist . |
| 6 | Two arms caught her and drew her down into warmth and security as she continued to cry into the comfort of her husband 's chest . |
| 7 | The repeated passage of a presolar cloud of material through the spiral arms caused it to be compressed until eventually it collapsed to form the Solar System . |
| 8 | A gasp escaped her as his arms clasped her against him , one hand holding her head to his shoulder . |
| 9 | Her legs hooked around mine , her arms clasped my neck . |
| 10 | At six o'clock there was always bread and milk for supper , and at eight o'clock it was bedtime , but no warm arms cuddled her . |
| 11 | Her arms enclosed him just as she would wish to be clasped and comforted . |
| 12 | Powerful arms thrust her forward . |
| 13 | His overlong arms surrounded her and before she knew what was happening the strings of her skirt were untied . |
| 14 | Then his arms crushed her against him , and his mouth traced a path of heat across her cheek to find her lips . |
| 15 | She wriggled closer , and suddenly Penry 's arms crushed her cruelly tight against him . |
| 16 | Robyn felt the heat of his body as his arms pulled her towards him . |
| 17 | She did not reply , but her arms pulled him tight to her with surprising strength and she kissed him fiercely on the lips . |
| 18 | And when Rufus 's arms grabbed him from behind , ostensibly of course just to duck him under the surface , he found himself resisting in a way that Rufus recognized as real resistance and let him go . |
| 19 | Mrs Hazelwood , like a mother hen , her arms crossed her ample bosom . |
| 20 | Rincewind 's arms screamed their agony at him . |
| 21 | Her arms circled his neck , as the words roared unstoppably inside her head . |
| 22 | The landlord of the Dersingham Arms saw it driven past at about three-twenty pm . |
| 23 | She felt unrested , her eyes heavy as she stared into the fire for the truth was that she had slept very little and , when she did drift off , dreams of being in Craig 's arms tormented her . |
| 24 | A pair of powerful arms seized me from behind , jerking me upright and off my feet . |
| 25 | On Monday night Norman Dixon 's Headford Arms won his first competitive race in England after being bought as top lot in Cleveland Park 's recent auction . |
| 26 | As his passion grew , to be answered in kind by her own almost overwhelming desire , his arms tightened their hold and his mouth sought hers with greater urgency . |
| 27 | Another band encircled him from the left , two massive arms had him from behind , his feet were lifted from the ground . |
| 28 | After a few stunned seconds plump arms enfolded her . |
| 29 | His strong arms rocked her , his hands stroked and soothed , till she felt comforted . |
| 30 | ‘ The chief arms left me ’ , he wrote in the Eikon Basilike , ‘ were those only which the ancient Christians were wont to use against their persecutors , prayers and tears . |