174 collocations for fingering

Beside him rode a lady of a wondrous dark beauty, sleepy eyed and languid; yet her glance was quick to meet the Duke's bold look, and, 'neath her mantle, her fingers met, once in a while, and clung with his, what time his red lips would smile; but, for the most part, his brow was gloomy and he fingered his chin as one in thought.

Pf. Biographical sketch, glossary, fingering, phrasing, pedaling & instructive annotations on form and structure & interpretation, by Arthur Edward Johnstone.

This Advent sermon however was a masterpiece, and as Mr. Lorimer lovingly fingered the pages of his manuscript he told himself that it could not fail to make an impression upon the most hardened sinner.

He stood with a bewildered expression, as a man trying to remember something hidden far in the past; and Sinclair fingered the butt of his gun lightly and waited.

In most families the cloth is laid with the slips on each side, with napkins, knives, forks, spoons, and wine and finger glasses on all occasions.

Then fingering an imaginary watch-chain, she began.

He clutched at her arm, and made close before her face the hungry, Mediterranean gesture of fingering money.

The collection was renowned among antiquaries, and was often visited by Sir Henry, who would be brought there in the car by Gabrielle, and spend hours alone fingering the objects in the various cases.

She fingered the papers on the dressing-table with her left hand while drying her tears with the right.

With one hand he was fingering a large brass button, which figured conspicuously in the centre of his small waistcoat, and this button was the subject of his theme.

" "Didn't they just?" said Nesbit, jauntily; and fingering the plaster cross on his wounded forehead, drawled: "You might think I'd done a bit o' dueling myself, by the looks.

He chuckled, reached for it, and fingering the rough edge to avoid loose tiles, hauled himself up to a foothold on the beam, and so, flinging out his arms and hooking one knee, scrambled over and lay on a ribbed and mossy surface, under the friendly stars.

" Stella fingered the sheets reluctantly.

" "A most mysterious affairmost mysterious," agreed Meeker, shaking his head and fingering his shell crucifix.

He fingered his hat nervously.

They were talking and laughing, the man I had sent the message to lightly fingering the stem of his wine-glass, and blowing thin spirals of cigarette smoke into the air.

She was fingering the book.

She rose imperturbably and walked about, fingering things, reaching at last the book case next to the corridor, and slowly abstracted a volume, turning its leaves idly, and facing the door, spoke with perilous distinctness.

He fingered his bruised throat; swallowing was a painful effort.

"Well," he said, fingering the pieces thoughtfully, "it does seem as if the only square thing to do would be to replace it.

He fingers his pipe.

" Mr. Lawton bit his lower lip, fingered the cards uncertainly, and then tossed them in the fire.

I saw my father half smiling, and fingering the lace at his throat.

" "As ready as it ever will be," rejoined Peggy nervously fingering a stay wire.

Simplex fingering slide rule trombone © 13Oct45; AA496238.

174 collocations for  fingering