by inches

He had got the door open by inches, but not far enough.

Then those I love would not have had to watch me die by inches.

We've got to stop the government from killing us by inches.

Being practical and hard working men they made their way by inches.

According to the official report he won the race by inches.

I told you, I've decided to live and not die by inches.

At the last moment he goes back and misses us by inches.

This season she has been able to approach that goal only by inches.

He must have just missed by inches every tree on my place.

It is rather hard to be drowned by inches, though.

The knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off.

The side door of the office had opened, silently, by inches.

Although on separated by inches, that last step was miles wide.

The top of the rumble seat was coming up by inches.

The vehicles could turn around by inches but they wouldn't.

You hit four and only missed the others by inches."

He's missed death by inches once in the past few days, when he came ashore.

"We'll get up if we have to crawl by inches."

Something whistled through the air, missing her hair by inches.

Do not stray, even by inches, at risk of starting a border war.

I'm living up to my reputation, and it's killing me by inches.

"He got it by inches and that was the difference in the ball game.

Slowly, with my mouth, by inches, I began to claim her.

In Charlotte, we are growing our fan base by inches.

It missed the piling by inches and she tried again.