11.   Dave tries to brush his hand against the pooch with every stroke, to put her mind at ease.

12.   Gajurel asked, brushing his hand through his salt-and-pepper crewcut.

13.   Gene brushes a hand proudly across the brim and sticks out a petulant tongue.

14.   He brushed his hand along S. mellifera, or California black sage, releasing its heady scent into the icy air.

15.   Its long grassy leaves look sharp, but they ripple like water when a hand is brushed through them.

16.   She sits very still, moving only to brush a hand through her hair or flick a cigarette into a trash can.

17.   The other held a plastic bag wide open so she could drop the cakes into it without brushing his hand.

18.   He brushes his hand across the grass.

19.   Then he repeatedly brushes his hand against hers as if by accident.