"Absent companions," he said, barely nodding his head toward the photo.

Like a small child expecting a thrashing, Martine barely nodded her head up and down.

She barely nodded as he seated himself facing her.

He barely nodded to his grandmother as he left the room.

Broud barely nodded, then waved aside further discussion and walked away.

Mat barely nodded, stuffing a piece of potato into his mouth.

Some portion of a smile came to Sethra's lips and she barely nodded.

She lay mute for a moment that stretched, before she barely nodded.

But the music barely nodded to a cultural background: the clothes were a bit of window dressing.

Sheng didn't thank him, barely nodding at the soldier before the man disappeared in the crowd.