On every side there seemed an outstretching of greenery moving in equally repetitive fashion.

The mountains lifted to the heavens as if trying to climb free of the world, an outstretching of the arms of giants frozen by time.

Mr Pancks's short and sharp rejoinder, confirmed by the sudden outstretching of his coaly hand, was most expressive and convincing.

The young man was quite unconscious of the action, which was so indirect that, if Farfrae had observed it, he might almost have regarded it as an idle outstretching of the arm.