Example sentences of "drum [pos pn] fingers [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Denis returned to his seat , but before he could frame a new approach Josh Cohen started to drum his fingers on the tea-chest , looking about him and nodding his head in a calculating manner . |
| 3 | I drummed my fingers on the desktop . |
| 4 | She drummed her fingers on the Canadian maple table instead . |
| 5 | Tabitha sighed in annoyance and drummed her fingers on the desktop . |
| 6 | Herr Nordern gulped his beer and drummed his fingers on the table . |
| 7 | Leaving the engine running he drummed his fingers on the wheel . |
| 8 | Rudakov drummed his fingers on the table to count out five slow seconds , then called quietly for the prisoner to be brought into his presence . |
| 9 | Now he drummed his fingers on the edge of the shelf ; he looked bored . |
| 10 | Jim Scott drummed his fingers on the table and held the receiver to his ear , irritated by the insistent ringing tone that throbbed inside his head . |
| 11 | He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel and waited . |
| 12 | Urquhart laughed and drummed his fingers on the table . |
| 13 | Spittals drummed his fingers on the desk for a moment . |
| 14 | Though I had the distinct impression that Edward would have preferred me to leave too , he said nothing , merely drummed his fingers on the desk top , then snapped , ‘ Well ? ’ into the receiver . |
| 15 | Cornelius smiled and drummed his fingers on the steering wheel . |
| 16 | He drummed his fingers on the desk . |
| 17 | Tony smiled to himself and drummed his fingers on the edge of the table . |
| 18 | Drumming her fingers on the wheel , she contemplated her options . |
| 19 | It made Bella shriek and wave her arms about and it set Joe drumming his fingers on the table with that quiet disapproval that was worse than anything Bella could do . |
| 20 | After replacing the receiver , Adam stared through the French windows to the terrace , drumming his fingers on the desk . |
| 21 | For a minute or two he relaxed ; with something approaching a smile on his face , he sat drumming his fingers on the tabletop and tapping the toe of one of his jungle boots on the verandah boards . |
| 22 | She drums her fingers on the banister as I edge back to the lounge . |
| 23 | As he waits at a stop-light somewhere out beyond the freightyards he drums his fingers on the steering wheel and gazes in front of him , thinking . |
| 24 | He drums his fingers on the chairback as he passes . |