But his hands carefully straightened the gray jacket again on its hanger, brushed invisible lint, and hooked it back into its place in the bar.

On the stairs, the mayor and Sabin conferred as the mayor's assistant brushed lint from her suit.

She smiled again and brushed nonexistent lint from her lapel.

One rail-thin man brushed lint from the fabric of his lord's robe with the intensity of a philosopher studying the key to all knowledge.

qNe do want our guests to look their best today," she said with abstract concern; and brushed imaginary lint from his coat sleeve.

Cursing softly, she brushed lint from her black jeans.

Gene brushed lint from his sleeves.

Then he brushed lint from the collar of his light green police uniform.

T. Y. Chung brushed lint from his superb suit.

Radinka brushed imaginary lint off her designer suit.