He held up his hand, one finger poised over a control on the ship's command console.

I had my finger poised ready to start jiggling when the secretary's voice came.

Without his backing they wouldn't be standing here now with their finger poised on the button.

She reached for the phone, her finger poised over the keypad.

Number One waited with her finger poised over the fire button.

She picked up the receiver, her finger poised to punch 911.

Kim was standing in operations, his fingers poised over the screen controls.

He looked at her oddly a moment, his fingers poised above the piano keys.

She turned back to her chair and stood with finger poised over the ornamental arm.

The one by the adding machine just sat there, fingers poised over the keys, staring.