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My hands make their way to his head again and I begin to pat down his hair like I was doing before.
The night wind rustled his hair and his hand reflexively went up to pat down the strays.
Press chocolate in the shape, lightly pat on top to push in every groove of the mould.
Divide the meat into four, roll into balls, then flatten and pat into four thick burger shapes.
Gabrielle stretched as she got out of the car, trying her best to pat down her unruly hair, but remained unsuccessful.
Drain and place the blanched vegetables on an absorbent cloth and pat them dry.
Sylvian smiled, ran over to his friend, gave her a hug, and a light pat on the back.
He gave her a quick kiss and a quick pat on my shoulder before he left, leaving Crystal and I staring across the table at each other.
Some expertly cooked carrots and green beans tasted even better with the little pat of butter included in the deal.
Receiving a quick pat on the back by Chris, David continued to walk toward the metal bleachers.
The woman mumbles thanks, and Jin comes over to me, and hands me a plate of cool nut bread, and a small pat of butter, with a knife to spread it.
Intrigued, we ordered a round and, as advertised, it tasted like someone had dropped a pat of Land O'Lakes into weak Earl Grey.
A blackburn school is one of a handful nationwide to be given a pat on the back for the ninth-year running by a leading skills agency.
The peas are covered in salted water, cooked until tender, seasoned with a pat of butter and served.
Those of you who rightly guessed that it comes from Henry VIII, act II, scene IV may give yourselves a pat on the back.
Remember, too, that a pat on the back for a job well done can often be appreciated as much as incentives.
It looked like a pat of butter caught in the midst of an ocean, with puffy marshmallows snuggling up.
He congratulated me with a pat on the back, a flush spreading across his face.
We hope all those publishers who turned the book down give themselves a pat on the back for yet another job well done.
He finally made his mark with three runs which brought cheers from the crowd and a pat on the back from Atherton.
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Examples from Classical Literature
The eager charioteers stand round and pat their chests with clapping hollowed hands, and comb their tressed manes.
The Marquise spoke to him kindly, and she stooped to pat the dog's glossy head.
I gave her a pat on the chin scarcely consistent with my aged and tottering mien and proceeded to shamble painfully to my room.
He heard the creaking of his bedspring and the soft pat of Scotty's bare feet as his pal swung to the floor.
When will you ever let me stand pat and get things settled for good and all?
Put these on a hot plate, with a tea-spoonful of lemon-juice and a pat of butter.
Breakfast was just oyer, the table with its relics of fragrant bloaters and terrine of pat still stood in the patio.
Should he stand pat on his straight or discard the heart and draw to his straight flush?
Then it was that no cuff nor sharp word was necessary before they could pat him.
Then take the dauber which has been filled with red color, and pat the stone, which should be dry by that time.
She smiled, and put up a hand to pat at her white hair under the Elizabethan skullcap.
It is pat to make other potties suffer, when there is nothing to pe cot py it.
The mouse was alive, and towie let it run a little way, and then pounced down upon it, then gave it a pat to make it run again.
The next minute she felt him help her into the cart, and pat her on the back.
And then Mike came tearing up and gave him a hug and a pat on the back.
You're not going to spring anything so pat as heart-disease on us?
Old Sam recovered sufficiently to take the girl's hand and pat it.
And she gave the spinster an encouraging pat on her shoulder.
With oiled hands, pat out a fist-size ball of dough for each pizza on a square of well-oiled parchment paper.
They can turn in the water like a flash, wherefore it is not wise to pat one on the tail lest it present its mouth instead.
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