inch by inch
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But inch by inch, we dragged it over to the ship.
From Literature
Inch by inch he restored Colombian territory.
After each hole is drilled, a crane slowly lifts a 70-foot-long wire straw called a rebar cage and, inch by inch, lowers it into the hole.
From Los Angeles Times
"We had some difficult scenes to do, and inch by inch, slowly slowly, bit by bit we built up this very complex relationship, to say the least."
From BBC
Other characters participate in the recreation rebuilding the space inch by inch.
From Salon
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