by the nape of the neck

Then I felt a hand seize me by the nape of the neck.

The hand took him by the nape of the neck, lifting and turning his head.

He grabbed the first by the nape of the neck and pushed him on into the factory.

She bent and took Jana by the nape of the neck.

He got his teeth into me once, and then I got him by the nape of the neck.

He was holding Rev. Rose by the nape of the neck with one hand.

Okiku held her by the nape of the neck.

He leaned down from a side door and gripped Pucky by the nape of the neck.

"I needed someone who could take the stage, grab an audience by the nape of the neck and give it a good shake.

He grabbed Eddie by the nape of the neck and by his right wrist.

There is no outside force that picks you up by the nape of the neck and drops you ahead on the journey.

The redbeard grabbed him by the nape of the neck and held him dangling in the air for a long moment.

He took hold of him carefully by the nape of the neck, propped his throat against a stone and began the slaughter.

Caspar took him by the nape of the neck and held him at arm's length, as though he were a puppy.

Mr. Carter stretched out his big, white, dentist's hand, and took his little son by the nape of the neck.

The tall joker in a show of strength caught Tachyon by the nape of the neck, and set him on his feet.

The uncle had been president in the lazy days before empire had seized the sleepy republic by the nape of the neck.

"Haney would catch me in there, take me by the nape of the neck and put me out.

When Phyllis, the female, strayed she was picked up neatly by the nape of the neck and deposited mid-rug.

When the uniformed starter turned his back, The Shadow dodged inside, grasped the man by the nape of the neck.

Then she lifts the groggy skunk by the nape of the neck and deposits him in the grass, where he staggers away.

During copulation, the male grasps the female by the nape of the neck, with the copulatory tie lasting from 1.5-3 hours.

Beauregard Browne roused himself to take her by the nape of the neck and shake her gently.

One of the bulls has her by the nape of the neck, a hand so big that he could crush her throat without giving it thought.

When he overtook White Fang, he reached down and by the nape of the neck lifted him clear of the water.