"Well, more sort of above the trees," said Cutangle, ducking as a dripping branch swept his hat away.

A branch swept close to the rear of the building.

The spruce branches swept the ground, making perfect cover.

By-and-bye they entered a wood, and right in front of them was a tree so laden with fruit that its branches swept the ground.

Then, suddenly, the branch of a tree caught the howdah in the middle and swept it clear.

They bowed down toward him, bending their slim silver trunks in two, so that their branches swept the path.

A branch swept past, striking them both.

The feathery branches swept the sand on all sides of the trunk-it was like a tent.

A low-hanging branch swept him out of his saddle and spilled him to the ground.

Sometimes branches of trees swept down low and bumped the heads of the travellers, scraping their faces.