Example sentences of "[vb past] [pos pn] fingers [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Dexter thrummed his fingers on the steering-wheel as one clot of traffic thickened into another . |
| 3 | Taking one hand off the wheel , Nathan reached out and hooked his fingers through the front of her harness . |
| 4 | Carson hooked his fingers under the phone base and carried it across to the Chesterfield . |
| 5 | She reached for the little wrist and laid her fingers against the inside . |
| 6 | He was wearing a T-shirt , and she slid her hands beneath it and threaded her fingers through the soft curls on his chest . |
| 7 | When he moved lower , she tangled her fingers in the thick blackness of his hair , shivering as his mouth moved to the intimate core of her sexuality , parting the curled Titian triangle with his tongue . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Taking her trembling hand downwards , he cupped her fingers around the heavy heat of his sex . |
| 10 | He lifted her fingers to the head of his parrot and stroked them down along its back . |
| 11 | I drummed my fingers on the desktop . |
| 12 | She drummed her fingers on the Canadian maple table instead . |
| 13 | Tabitha sighed in annoyance and drummed her fingers on the desktop . |
| 14 | Jane reached out and rested her fingers on the back of his hand . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Herr Nordern gulped his beer and drummed his fingers on the table . |
| 17 | Leaving the engine running he drummed his fingers on the wheel . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Now he drummed his fingers on the edge of the shelf ; he looked bored . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel and waited . |
| 22 | Urquhart laughed and drummed his fingers on the table . |
| 23 | Spittals drummed his fingers on the desk for a moment . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Cornelius smiled and drummed his fingers on the steering wheel . |
| 26 | He drummed his fingers on the desk . |
| 27 | Tony smiled to himself and drummed his fingers on the edge of the table . |
| 28 | Crouching down he dug his fingers into the now cold coal dust , picking it up , sniffing at it carefully . |
| 29 | ‘ I sank down on my knees and thrust my fingers into the dry warm sand . ’ |
| 30 | Now , many people as they retrieved their fingers from the handshake were likely to tell you that their husband had just fathered an illegitimate child and ask your advice on how to proceed , or offer to give you the telephone number of their analyst/acupuncturist/homeopath/hypnotist who had been so helpful over their drink problem . |