He then patted his stomach again, and I'd have liked to help him.

Absently Peter patted his large stomach, as though it were a good dog.

He patted his stomach contentedly and walked into the night.

She patted her flat brown stomach which looked as if it could never contain a child.

He patted his stomach as though trying to calm a hysterical child.

A few patted her stomach as if she were a lucky Buddha.

"I could do with a little something," he confessed, patting his stomach.

George patted his stomach in time with an imaginary tune.

She patted her flat stomach and pulled a face at him.

He patted his stomach, which was growling again, but for an entirely different reason than before.