Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pron] finger [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I think you 're you 're putting your finger on the issue that we brought up at the very beginning about this man in the churchyard . |
| 2 | Mrs Thatcher does n't care and Katie 's pregnant and alone , ravishing Reagan 's over there and I 'm working my fingers to the bone . |
| 3 | It was almost as if an invisible hand were pressing his finger against the barrel . |
| 4 | When they were swanning around looking pretty , our families were working their fingers to the bone for virtually nothing and now Miss High-and-Mighty thinks we should admire them . |
| 5 | Me and Aunt Emily 's been working our fingers to the bone , waiting for him . ’ |
| 6 | Oh , yes , Taggy told me how you have been working your fingers to the bone . ’ |
| 7 | Alex had spilled some juice on the table top and was drawing his finger through the orange puddle with enjoyment ; Sarah seemed completely preoccupied by the last mouthful of toast . |
| 8 | Maggie was stabbing her finger at the different plates on the table , and her aunt wagged her head and pursed her lips before she said , flatly , ‘ I 'm courting one of the airmen ; he comes to Donald 's farm . ’ |
| 9 | She had sat up and was pulling her fingers through the tangled forest . |
| 10 | The priest was offering his fingers to the policeman who poured some water over them . |