I'd stroked his nose to show appreciation for the attempt, but my mood had stayed the way it was.

It was not until she reached out and stroked the unicorn's nose that Colin actually saw him.

Her hand was empty but she stroked his nose.

He eased up to Howard's horse and began stroking its nose.

Within a minute, the king had stopped stroking his nose and was standing erect.

He looked at me quizzically, and stroked his hooked nose with a long finger.

Jonathan was staring at the beach and stroking his nose.

Jon nodded, and Henze stroked his nose, deep in thought.

He stroked the dog's long nose to indicate that all was forgiven and forgotten.

The old man had a habit of stroking his great nose with a finer.