Any time you're in a patting frame of mind, feel free.

He held out his hand, palm down, and made a little patting motion.

They also invite listeners to call in and tell them the results of the patting.

He was aroused by the patting of Ken's little hands.

D'Agosta could hear a slow patting of hands over the phone.

Renato took one hand off his head to make a patting motion in the air.

The same thing happens the next night, except that the parent must wait five minutes longer before the designated patting.

Oh, no-was he going to go into the patting routine?

Officers generally use their own discretion in such cases, patting someone down if they have reason to believe that the person may be armed.

Sometimes I nearly wrench my arm from its socket patting myself on the back.

When patting the man down, the officer noticed a soft object in one of his pockets.

I lurched from my bed and began a patting search of the invisible walls.

The hand lifted and descended again in a patting, caressing movement.

Gentle patting is best - and don't forget to cuddle!

"No matter," he said casually, and felt me all over with firm hands, an impersonal patting.

Then came a patting noise - the smoothing of the surface where the hole had been.

Avery waved his hand in a patting motion to try to calm the three.

On a weekday, they would not be caught dead patting one another's derrieres in public.

By now, I'm next to irate as she puts on this show of thoroughly patting me down.

Had that patting of the dogs had calculation behind it?

A tidy patting of backs was involved in this one, I'm certain."

For instance, an inspector must now get a supervisor's permission before patting down a passenger.

Belatedly, he made feeble patting gestures at the small of her back.

When Matthias arrived at the wall he felt like patting the old red sandstone.

The patting at once grew louder in encouragement and then ceased altogether.

We pat him on the back as he goes by.

Almost, one would like to pat them on the head.

Others you have to pat on the back all the time.

He had to have time out to pat his back.

They will pat themselves on the back for a job well done while some of us still get nothing.

It was a night to pat himself on the back.

Even if they pat you down, we can get away with it.

He started to pat me, thought the better of it.

Of course, the company is happy to pat itself on the back for these changes.

She walked to the side of the bed to pat his hand.

She sat up straight and began to pat he hair.

This is one of those times when you have to pat yourself on the back.

Then I pat him on the side of the neck.

One of them reached out, as if to pat her on the bottom.

In another moment he would pat her on the shoulder.

He'd barely had time to pat himself on the back when he heard her car.

I think she'd have liked to pat me on the head.

She had made no attempt to pat her hair into place.

But the league's got their boys they pat on the back.

He reached across to pat her hand, then walked away from the table and out.

Which meant it was time to actually pat him down.

So, maybe you could find a minute to pat her on the head about it or something.

But in the dream the old man reached to pat her hand.

But she did not pat the balls back to him.

I did my best to pat him back into calm.

But everyone around here knew what Pat had gone through.

And by the looks of things, she has got the system down pat.

Every now and then I'll give them a little pat.

In other words, to find a way to stop getting the pat.

A lot of them, they give you a pat on the back.

A pat on the back and everything would be fine.

By the next week, I had whatever the problem was down pat.

He wanted Pat to live and be free with him.

Perhaps he had asked Pat to try him once more at the top.

Pat had told me the town the college was in.

Pat looked from one to the other, then made her decision.

I should also talk to Pat, his father, let him know what you told me.

Kind of a pat on the back for being a good guy.

A light pat on the back was all I ever got.

But he could tell she was not looking for a pat answer.

He knew Pat well enough now to read his face like an open book.

But he could not say the same for his relationship with Pat.

She gave his hand a pat and led him into the house.

Was Pat trying to put one over on me right then?

Pat felt as if she were already lost to them.

Pat felt she had no part or lot among them.

He and Pat will never be anything but good friends.

They said the only guy they'd want on that team is Pat.

I mean Pat and their house is beautiful you know.

And he knew for sure it had been just a pat.

Saying that science and religion "have a lot to learn from each other" is the most pat phrase one hears from Jesuit astrophysicists.

Thurlow remembered his rueful shrug, the too pat words: "I'll probably be read out of the order for this, but religion often does what psychology can't."