Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pron] fingers [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She reached for the little wrist and laid her fingers against the inside . |
| 2 | He was wearing a T-shirt , and she slid her hands beneath it and threaded her fingers through the soft curls on his chest . |
| 3 | If she were her normal self she would be pottering happily around Simone , laughing whenever she got in her way and sticking her fingers in the food . |
| 4 | Though now , as Liz recited names of guests , she saw Charles drift away into what she took to be some private realm of financial speculation and morose managerial debate : he started to bite the inside of his lip , as he did when preoccupied , and to drum his fingers on the silvery-yellow brocade of the settee . |
| 5 | Unaware that she was screaming , Christine reached towards his face with her one good arm and hooked her fingers into the burns which crusted his cheek . |
| 6 | Taking one hand off the wheel , Nathan reached out and hooked his fingers through the front of her harness . |
| 7 | ‘ Uh , huh ? ’ he replied dreamily , replacing his hand at her breast and pushing his fingers beneath the fabric of her dress to rub his thumb against her nipple . |
| 8 | The volatile combination of passion and laughter was so overwhelming that Virginia shut her eyes and tangled her fingers in the ruffled dark hair and began to drown in the exquisite taste and texture and sensation of kissing Guy and being kissed back very comprehensively in return . |
| 9 | He smiled , holding the hollowed column lovingly between his hands and smoothing his fingers over the spiralling pattern of the wu-tu , the ‘ five noxious creatures ’ — toad , scorpion , snake , centipede and gecko — then drew it on , easing himself into its oiled soft-leather innards and fastening its leather straps about his waist . |
| 10 | Jane reached out and rested her fingers on the back of his hand . |
| 11 | Holding her head high , she went over to the rail and rested her fingers on the chrome , looking out over the sparkling , sun-streaked water . |
| 12 | Robbie had to fight down an impulse to reach out and run her fingers over the dark mat . |
| 13 | Tabitha sighed in annoyance and drummed her fingers on the desktop . |
| 14 | Herr Nordern gulped his beer and drummed his fingers on the table . |
| 15 | Urquhart laughed and drummed his fingers on the table . |
| 16 | Cornelius smiled and drummed his fingers on the steering wheel . |
| 17 | Tony smiled to himself and drummed his fingers on the edge of the table . |
| 18 | I used to take it out sometimes , undo the little golden clasp , and run my fingers over the softness of the velvet inside . |
| 19 | She took a deep breath , and jabbed her fingers into the gaping mouth . |
| 20 | ‘ I sank down on my knees and thrust my fingers into the dry warm sand . ’ |
| 21 | She slid past him and curled her fingers around the thin wheel with its padded sleeve . |
| 22 | Move your hands gently away and dip your fingers into the oil . |
| 23 | She replaced the receiver and tapped her fingers on the dog-eared directory as she waited for it to ring . |
| 24 | It 'll make you cough probably , and keep your fingers off the s off the |
| 25 | Cranston turned and flicked his fingers at the urchin . |
| 26 | She turned towards the pantry and slipped her fingers beneath the slats . |
| 27 | Finally , she grabbed hold of the dispenser 's cooling fin whilst it was waving a krill doughnut around in a vain attempt to attract custom , pulled it close and , in a casual and unremarkable manner , moved her hand down to the dispenser 's access plate and ran her fingers around the seam until she felt a magnetic bolt buzzing beneath her fingers . |
| 28 | I went over and ran my fingers over the length of the flexor tendons , feeling for signs of thickening . |
| 29 | He crossed to the open storage cabinets and ran his fingers along the rows of simularity crystals ; her files , her notes , her diary . |
| 30 | He straightened the folds , and ran his fingers through the dead youth 's thick thatch of reddish-brown hair , up from the nape to the rounding at the back of the head , where that seam had rested , and surely helped to break the force of the blow . |