Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pron] finger to the " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Me and Aunt Emily 's been working our fingers to the bone , waiting for him . ’ |
4 | Oh , yes , Taggy told me how you have been working your fingers to the bone . ’ |
5 | The priest was offering his fingers to the policeman who poured some water over them . |