Radenbaugh's eyes were wide, his features drained of blood, as he kept poking a finger toward the screen, trying to mouth something.

He poked the tank toward G-8, turned the valve.

The Shadow's gun hand was sledging down, as the revolver poked toward his face.

"My name's Keggs," said the horse face, poking an arm toward him.

Chet poked his face warily toward the window and recognized the fellow.

So the pace of life poked along normally toward the weekend.

He poked his other hand toward Dan, pointed a finger at him.

Still watching from the window, he saw the lights of another car go poking toward the saddle-back.

It was now that I saw a farmer's wagon poking along down toward me, loaded with cabbages.

Too often their use was reflexive rather than voluntary, like blinking because of a finger poked toward an eye.