He gave Meg a prod between the shoulders and she went ahead of him into the room.
He gave the wire-netting an experimental prod: it moved easily.
I think it's likely my old pal Mimi gave him a prod or two.
All of which gave her a guilty prod that she hadn't been back to Nik's for ages.
He came to the point at once, giving the body on the ground a prod with boot toe.
Death waited for a moment, and then gingerly gave the robe a prod with his foot.
Give it a prod and you'll see what I mean.
"I'll get onto them this morning, see if I can give them a prod."
He spoke to the elderly man then and gave Hannah a gentle prod.
She gave him a gentle prod with her toe.
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