1.   In London, there were spontaneous gestures of affection, as thousands of people dropped bouquets of flowers outside Kensington Palace, where the princess lived.

2.   The gladhanding of teammates after nice defensive plays was a spontaneous gesture of gratitude.

3.   Well attuned to the effectiveness of the spontaneous gesture, she was to repeat the act often with other groups.

4.   It started as a spontaneous gesture after some emotionally draining tennis.

5.   Though small, the spontaneous gesture was nothing short of astonishing.

6.   He made similar spontaneous gestures after the murder of a Turkish worker and a student, Malik Oussekine during his first seven-year term.

7.   The three former enemies then shook hands, in an apparently spontaneous gesture which brought a surge of applause from the assembled dignitaries and political leaders.

8.   There are eight white crosses along a railing behind the Reichstag, with the names written in hand in a spontaneous gesture of remembrance.