He shoved a finger deep into his matted hair and scratched hard in thought.

"I didn't scratch you that hard!"

"Hey, girl," he said, white teeth flashing, long fingers finding exactly the right spot between her ears and scratching hard.

He scratched hard at his scalp with both hands, as though in his pain he might shake the answer loose.

Nonetheless, the examiners scratched hard on Empire's veneer of growth and stability, and what they found did not look good.

I scratched hard; he liked that, standing quietly and arching his back to help my fingers dig deeper.

The sparrow scratched hard at Matthias's neck and pecked at the back of his head, forcing it down to the floor.

She scratched hard at his shoulders and chest with her fingernails.

Aye, a very long winter, Jack now thought again, scratching hard at his chest, his head, his legs.

She scratched hard at the soft portion of his inner thighs, and he jerked in agony.