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  • If I was lightfingered I would have left with the lot.

    Fashion week live blog Kate Carter 2010

  • Keeping lightfingered villagers out would be all but impossible.

    Knife of Dreams Jordan, Robert, 1948- 2005

  • While Elric watched to see that he was undisturbed, Moonglum knelt beside the barbarian leader and, lightfingered, cau - tiously reached inside the man's garments.

    The Bane of The Black Sword Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977

  • While Elric watched to see that he was undisturbed, Moonglum knelt beside the barbarian leader and, lightfingered, cau - tiously reached inside the man's garments.

    The Bane of the Black Sword Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977

  • Then, in time, a lightfooted, lightfingered troop of Arabs dashed into the little valley, sharply scanning the ground to right and left for forgotten weapons worth the picking up.

    The Iron Star — and what It saw on Its Journey through the Ages John Preston True

  • With lightfingered tweaking you get these interesting membran-like dampened sounds, especially by cross-wise positive/negative coupling.

    MacMusic - News 2010

  • Meanwhile, thick-skinned, lightfingered Jacqui Smith protests she's a victim of a smear campaign over her expenses because she's a woman with no independent wealth.

    Home | Mail Online 2009

  • I hope that there’s nothing confidential some lightfingered SF fan can retrieve by messing with yours.

    Wiscon 30/06 « Whatever 2006

  • He would enumerate of a morning the crimes of “the wicked city” as revealed by the reports of the public press ” a gondolier's oars had been conveyed away, a piece of linen a-dry had corrupted the virtue of some lightfingered Autolycus of the canals! [

    Robert Browning Dowden, Edward 1904

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