The stuff under my nails has little to do with the story.

First I cleaned under her nails with a bit of paper.

Recently, he'd found blood dried under his nails and couldn't remember how it had gotten there.

I always thought the cops found bloody skin under her nails.

I guess maybe it's because he's had dirt under his nails the same as us.

She hadn't quite got all the dirt from under her nails.

But the traces of skin under the victim's nails were going to make a difference.

I wish she'd scratched him, got some skin under her nails.

They may have dirt or even excrement under their nails.

He 149 I could not imagine how anything had gotten under his nails.