Example sentences of "[pos pn] fingers into the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I sank down on my knees and thrust my fingers into the dry warm sand . ’
2 The keyboard is minute : the tiniest typist I know could n't squeeze all her fingers into the ‘ home ’ position .
3 Anne tried to get her fingers into the jamb , but could not .
4 She looked up at him , that same cold distance in her eyes , then let the card fall from her fingers into the silt below the water .
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 As soon as Tess was on her stool under the cow , and the milk was pouring between her fingers into the bucket , she really felt that her new life was beginning .
7 As his mouth moved sensuously on hers , she tightened her arms round his neck and slid her fingers into the thick hair at the nape , then stiffened in shock when his tongue intruded between her teeth .
8 The sight made her swallow convulsively , and unconsciously she curled her fingers into the palms of her hands to stop herself from simply reaching out to touch his skin .
9 Hannele , sensing this , whipped down the buttons very quickly and , before pulling down his trousers , put her fingers into the flap of his white cotton underdrawers and freed it .
10 She took a deep breath , and jabbed her fingers into the gaping mouth .
11 As his tongue rasped across the sensitive peaks , as his teeth gently bit , Ashley curled her fingers into the dark hair on the top of his head .
12 But while the movie has its moments , with Christopher Walken particularly impressive as a predatory aristocrat eager to sink his fingers into the sulky flesh of Rupert Everett , this is a pretty clunking effort .
13 But what brought her to the point of retaliation was the sight of his hands mauling a plate of sliced mutton , digging his fingers into the pieces of meat and snatching them up and trying to screw them up like pieces of paper and hurl them at the bookcase .
14 I have read of a good bishop that was to be burnt for his religion ; and he tried how he could bear it , by putting his fingers into the lighted candle : so I t' other day tried , when Rachel 's back was turned , if I could not scour a pewter plate she had begun .
15 He tried how he could bear it by putting his fingers into the lighted candle , so I the other day tried if I could scour a pewter plate .
16 He went over the sick calf with stethoscope and thermometer , digging his fingers into the hairy abdominal wall , staring impassively at the calf 's face to note its reaction .
17 Crouching down he dug his fingers into the now cold coal dust , picking it up , sniffing at it carefully .
18 Move your hands gently away and dip your fingers into the oil .
19 Place your fingers into the water running from our new single lever Domi tap and experience first-hand what the expression ‘ more thought in the bathroom ’ means .
20 Could you kill yourself by putting your fingers into the electric socket ?
21 Dip your fingers into the paste and run it around the rim of the dish and put on the lid .
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