Example sentences of "a [adj] finger at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without a word , Lucenzo offered her a jug of coffee and flicked a quick finger at the alert barman , who provided her with a fresh cup . |
| 2 | Sam rose shakily to his feet and pointed a fat finger at the grinning buffoon . |
| 3 | Left lesioned patients were not impaired in copying a single hand posture nor in flexing a single finger at the middle joint without simultaneous flexion of the other fingers . |
| 4 | Rose pointed a furious finger at the other girl who was still sitting bewildered on the edge of the cot . |
| 5 | An allegation that drugs are being supplied as a " liquid cash " to modify behaviour at a particular prison may point a sufficient finger at the medical officers working at that prison , even though they are not referred to by name . |
| 6 | It was argued that when the woman was ‘ named in a press report , this obviously dramatically widens the number who may point an accusing finger at the unfortunate victim — or at least the victim believes it will ’ . |