Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] [pron] fingers " in BNC.
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| 1 | As you say ‘ fly away ’ you lift your hands behind your ears and switch your fingers , so hiding the piece of paper . |
| 2 | Most of them did nothing about it but hurried on , some scowling , one , a child , making a face at the camera , holding up his hands as if they were big ears and waggling his fingers . |
| 3 | He spread his legs and tensed his fingers . |
| 4 | It helps you to build up speed and keeps your fingers from getting so tired , as well as prolonging the life of the keyboard . |
| 5 | Such men owed their positions to the constant manipulation of the party machinery — and so confirmed the worst of Ostrogorski 's fears ; they sat on every local committee , raised money for the local party , decided the selection of candidates and kept their fingers firmly on the local pulse . |
| 6 | She closed her eyes and stuffed her fingers in her ears . |
| 7 | For a moment she closed her eyes and crossed her fingers . |
| 8 | She closed her eyes and let her fingers burrow through the tissue paper until she felt the lace of the collar . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But instinctively she knew she had what she wanted — the frames that would lend just the breadth and depth she needed to complete her picture story of the couture shows , and she let her camera fall back on its strap around her neck , rubbing her aching eyes and running her fingers up under the thick fringe of dark blonde hair that barely skimmed them . |
| 11 | Only when Marianne swept from the room did she allow herself to collapse into a chair , closing her eyes and rubbing her fingers over her forehead . |
| 12 | With a sigh of impatience Jake leaned back in his seat and ran his fingers through his thick dark hair . |
| 13 | Ruth circled her arms around his neck and splayed her fingers through his thick , curly hair . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | She lifted her arms to his shoulders and ran her fingers through his crisp hair , shivering at the silken touch . |
| 16 | I clenched out the light and stuck my fingers in my ears . |
| 17 | Dadda only smoked when he was contented and then he would get through forty or fifty a day , bringing on a cough and staining his fingers yellow-brown . |
| 18 | He pushed his hand back beneath her skirt and thrust his fingers down inside her panties , pressing roughly between her legs . |
| 19 | ‘ I sank down on my knees and thrust my fingers into the dry warm sand . ’ |
| 20 | One player is chosen to call out , ‘ Horns , horns , bull 's horns , ’ and everyone taps their knees and puts their fingers to their forehead to make horns at the animal 's name . |
| 21 | Tucker broke off some bread , wiped his plate with it , chewing with dainty relish before dabbing his napkin to pursed lips and fluting his fingers . |
| 22 | Julia stopped by the cold range and ran her fingers along its surface . |
| 23 | I stumbled to a halt and snapped my fingers through the air . |
| 24 | Five minutes into the First Act Dotty Blundell forgot her lines and snapped her fingers for a prompt . |
| 25 | Joe gazed at the ceiling and tapped his fingers for a little longer . |
| 26 | They lay down their pens and flex their fingers , as she pauses and shuffles her notes preparatory to the next stage of her exposition . |
| 27 | Ludens , hot and flushed , sat down , smoothing his hair and running his fingers over his face as if to put it too in order . |
| 28 | Neutrogena offer a simple test : after rinsing off conditioner , squeeze out excess moisture and run your fingers through your hair , shaking out and separating strands . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | He brought his hand up to her eye level and snapped his fingers . |