Example sentences of "['s] arm and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had laid him in Dot 's arms and let her hold him on her own . |
| 2 | He tied two broomsticks to Da Silva 's arms and stuck one down his back , making him march up and down the corridor again and again , repeating ‘ I am a cripple ’ . |
| 3 | Matilda leapt into Miss Honey 's arms and hugged her , and Miss Honey hugged her back , and then the mother and father and brother were inside the car and the car was pulling away with the tyres screaming . |
| 4 | The radiologist apologetically but firmly positioned Phoebe in front of a ferocious-looking machine ; she took Phoebe 's arms and stretched them forward into an awkward position . |
| 5 | In the shop , in the dimness , she threw herself into Nick 's arms and kissed him . |
| 6 | Between them , they trapped Piper 's arms and brought him back to where Ellwood was standing close to a couch . |
| 7 | ‘ What happened next I do not know , ’ said the servant , ‘ but a year later she came to our house here and threw herself into the mistress 's arms and begged her to take her in . |
| 8 | They rushed in , caught up the babies from student nurse Bridget 's and Kitty 's arms and handed them to young male nurses . |
| 9 | Luke scooped the fish up from Carey 's arms and threw it into the shallows . |
| 10 | ‘ Go on , you daft dog , ’ said Tom , and he leapt on to the bed between Willie 's arms and licked his face . |
| 11 | Maggie scraped the radiant atoms off Hermione 's arms and juggled them in the air , but she was giggling too much and kept missing the rhythm . |
| 12 | An open space between two darkened structures — warehouses , Alexei thought , although he was not sure that their route had taken them across that quarter of the city — appeared out of the mist to their left like the mouth of an open tomb , and Jotan caught Alexei 's arm and indicated it . |
| 13 | He tapped Oliver 's arm and signalled him to follow . |
| 14 | He took Anne 's arm and dragged her out into the hallway , towards the stairs . |
| 15 | He grasped the coroner 's arm and swung him round , keeping an eye on the hospitaller now standing behind them . |
| 16 | ‘ Lady Danby , ’ she said , reaching for Theda 's arm and bringing her forward to face the battleaxe , ‘ you will allow me to present Miss Kyte , and she will , I am sure , be delighted to accept your invitation . ’ |
| 17 | She held Nick 's arm and felt him warm and somehow tough against her side . |
| 18 | Sylvie wrapped her hand round Thomas 's arm and led him towards a far corner . |
| 19 | And with that took Mrs Thatcher 's arm and led her off . |
| 20 | As he took his hostess 's arm and led her into the dining-room , he did not glance again at Madeleine . |
| 21 | After the caretaker had unlocked the big front door and disappeared down the drive , Harry took Madeleine 's arm and led her into the drawing-room . |
| 22 | Adam chuckled and took Billie 's arm and led her straight up to him . |
| 23 | I took Susan 's arm and walked her away from the scene of the crime . |
| 24 | ‘ — but if Ross had n't twisted Owen 's arm and made him take the money we would n't have been able to afford even a shoe-box . |
| 25 | ‘ Take the cases ! ’ said Damian bitingly , his hand gripping Rachel 's arm and marching her out through the sliding doors to the limousine . |
| 26 | Next morning the humour in this wore decidedly thin , as Marshall in particular sent down bouncer after bouncer , unchecked by umpire Constant and apparently unconcerned at the damage he might do — such as badly bruising Fowler 's arm and causing him to retire for a while . |
| 27 | Huy took the boy 's arm and guided him through it , to the edge of the quay , where a short , broad jetty jutted out into the water . |
| 28 | As they started to move off a woman touched Oliver 's arm and handed him Rain 's shoulder bag . |
| 29 | Jimmy grabbed at Cardiff 's arm and pulled him away . |
| 30 | Cranston grabbed Athelstan 's arm and pulled him back . |