Example sentences of "by [verb] [pron] fingers [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he smiles , he looks slightly goofy , the skin pulled right over his cheeks like the face children make by sticking their fingers in the corners of their mouths . |
| 2 | Together , by getting their fingers in the rat-holes , they managed to tug up a few feet of rotten chestnut boarding , tindery at the edges . |
| 3 | Position the folds in the fabric which form below each pleat by running your fingers down the length of the curtain . |
| 4 | Could you kill yourself by putting your fingers into the electric socket ? |
| 5 | I have read of a good bishop that was to be burnt for his religion ; and he tried how he could bear it , by putting his fingers into the lighted candle : so I t' other day tried , when Rachel 's back was turned , if I could not scour a pewter plate she had begun . |
| 6 | He tried how he could bear it by putting his fingers into the lighted candle , so I the other day tried if I could scour a pewter plate . |
| 7 | She made up for the difficulty by striking their fingers with a ruler when they erred , especially when learning the piano . |