‘two _fingers_ of brandy’

‘I dropped ice into the largest glass I could find and poured out about eight _fingers_ of the sweet liquid.’

‘In winter we wrap up in scarves and Steptoe-style gloves with the _fingers_ cut out.’

‘Take the gloves, cut off the _fingers_ and push the glove over your wrist and onto your arm.’

‘a shortbread _finger_ ’

‘Serve with toasted _fingers_ of ciabatta, but remember to bring it to room temperature before serving - fridge-cold pâté will not do.’

‘she raked her hair back with her _fingers_ ’

‘As a young boy I had an accident that resulted in the loss of four _fingers_ on my right hand and three on my left hand.’

‘the additive had been _fingered_ as a possible human health risk’

‘No one wants to be _fingered_ as the person that does it.’

‘he was _fingered_ by a supergrass and charged with murder’

‘He was identified by name in a New York Times story on Monday, presumably because he was _fingered_ by officials on Sunday.’

‘The majority of these pieces, the Twelve Impressions, were _fingered_ and edited by Kreisler, to whom the pieces were dedicated.’

‘Other pianists cringed when I shared Nagy's _fingering_ suggestions for splitting a difficult passage between two hands.’

‘a woman _fingered_ a lute’

‘All this from a man who can _finger_ a fretboard like nobody's business.’

‘The lower oboes are treated as transposing instruments, their parts written to be _fingered_ like treble oboe parts.’

‘Pianist Eddie Heywood deftly _fingers_ the bridge on the last chorus.’

‘the thin man _fingered_ his moustache’

‘Gently he _fingered_ several curls that touched his shoulder.’