1.   He brushed dust from his sleeve and headed towards the flight of stone steps that led up to the embankment.

2.   Max brushed the dust off his coat.

3.   She brushed dust off the toe.

4.   She stopped for a moment to brush the dust from her hands and clothes and set off back to the house.

5.   I brushed the dust off an old NBA preseason guide.

6.   The scientists went back to their lab and brushed the dust off a Reagan-era idea, part of the Strategic Defense Initiative.

7.   The scientists brushed away dust and polished the paintings with special solvents.