The shoulder itself was examined, X-rayed, patted, poked, palpated, massaged, and manipulated in countless ways.
Senate leaders and the Obama administration patted themselves on the back after cramming through financial reform legislation.
At the basketball-court forum, he patted shoulders and grabbed forearms--physical gestures once uncomfortable to him.
Folk patted a couple of teammates on their heads as they swarmed toward him.
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Erdogan patted the moderator on the arm until he was granted one more minute to respond.
Instead of objecting, one fellow motioned me over and patted me on the back.
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Now he removed her hand, patted it, and placed it beside him on the sheet.
"They came in, patted me on the back and said, 'We don't care, '" Thomas said.
She patted the dark, frizzed coil of hair at the nape of her neck, and reached for the door.
D'Antoni patted Nash on the back before the point guard walked gingerly to the locker room and never returned.
Other uses include a toy that can tell whether it's being rocked or patted and it sleeps or burps accordingly.
"He's a man of few words but just patted me on the head which is all you need really, " he said.
Luke Hancock patted Ware's chest as doctors worked on the sophomore and Smith walked away, pulling his jersey over his eyes.
At the same time, Fed members patted themselves on the back, to a certain extent, for managing market expectations so well.
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After he patted out the fire on his hair, he said, he got down on the ground and groped in the dark.
They all wished me luck with my elk and patted me on the back as I left for my cabin that night.
After he went through the metal detector and was patted down, a screener told him he tested positive for explosives, Brennan said.
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There was heightened security at TD Garden where cars entering the garage were searched, and fans were checked with wands and patted down.
Natives fingered the strangers' beards, patted flat the wrinkles on their garments (perhaps thinking the cloth was skin), and wondered at their trade goods.
They all bought them themselves and patted their own backs and congratulated themselves for having bought such great AAA securities at such great prices.
President Obama walked on - happy, smiling, with his wife, he held the hand of one daughter, the other patted him on the back.
He leaned out to shake hands, kissed and patted the heads of infants passed to him by bodyguards, and often gave children the thumbs-up sign.
Mr Thorley said he then drove her to her grandfather's home, patted her on the head and told her she had been a brave girl.
One young man patted the pope on the back an indication of the informality that has been evident from the first moment of his papacy.
But in addition to being patted down and searched during his secondary screening, Chukwu said, he was questioned well beyond his frequent travels to his homeland.
He patted on the seat like you would if you wanted your dog to leap up on the couch, but I resisted his zeal to pair-bond.
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They patted little old ladies like her patronisingly on the head, while taking wads of money from special interests for whom they would do favours later.
While Mozilla is being patted on the back by the FTC and privacy advocacy group EFF for its new header tool, Google is garnering fainter praise.
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