lay finger on
Example Sentences
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You can't lay finger on man, woman, or child in this Colony, and, by God, you sha'n't!
From Stingaree by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
Even you, holy Father, so fertile in wise plans, shall scarce, methinks, be able to lay finger on him.”
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah
Woe betide the person other than Antony’s self who ventured to lay finger on the garment.
From Antony Gray,—Gardener by Moore, Leslie
And flaw in the emblazoned scroll there was none that I could lay finger on; only in my secret heart was the one sinister line traced—surely traced, as I remorsefully reflected.
From Tales of Destiny by Mitchell, Edmund
I was equally polite on my part, inly resolving, that henceforward Austrian douanier should not lay finger on my note-book.
From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken
