Example sentences of "ran [pos pn] fingers [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went over and ran my fingers over the length of the flexor tendons , feeling for signs of thickening . |
| 2 | She ran her fingers through the dark mass of her hair and let out a deep sigh . |
| 3 | Then she ran her fingers through the long strands of her hair , getting rid of the worst of the tangles and flicking it back from her face . |
| 4 | Sliding her hands round to his flat stomach , she lightly ran her fingers through the hair arrowing down from his navel and he gave a long shudder . |
| 5 | As she strolled past the shop windows she ran her fingers through the short layered style that the hairdresser had said was made for her , and felt like someone else . |
| 6 | Cleo ran her fingers over the strings and a frail sound came out . |
| 7 | Trembling , she ran her fingers over the taut muscles of his chest , and feverishly explored the hard length of him . |
| 8 | She ran her fingers over the base , finding an unexpected bulkiness . |
| 9 | She ran her fingers over the tracery of pattern , following the curls and rings … |
| 10 | Juliet ran her fingers over the files in the trolley . |
| 11 | Bernice ran her fingers along the table top . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Left alone with the car , Tod ran his fingers along the bodywork . |
| 14 | He crossed to the open storage cabinets and ran his fingers along the rows of simularity crystals ; her files , her notes , her diary . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Richard ran his fingers over the expensive-looking business card his secretary had just handed to him : ‘ Simon Middleton — Financial Consultant ’ , it read . |
| 17 | He avoided Alexei 's eyes , and ran his fingers over the grain of the layers of wood and horn which were compressed between the clamps . |