He listened to them with great patience, making no comments, only nodding occasionally when they seemed to require it.

She nodded occasionally during the story but showed nothing else.

Bones sat quite still, nodding occasionally, until Jim was done.

John Abbott, he noted, stood by silently, occasionally nodding to himself.

She listened for a long time, occasionally nodding and grunting.

The big Fed's gaze narrowed more than once, and he nodded occasionally.

Studying these, he compared them to the reports of his field commanders, occasionally nodding to himself in satisfaction.

She hadn't asked a lot of questions, but had listened to Pen's report, nodding occasionally.

He nodded occasionally to a roving security or maintenance man.

The music occasionally nodded toward country or grunge, often finding dry ground somewhere in between.