1. "It'll be all right, " she said comfortingly.

2. He set his hand on my shoulder comfortingly.

3. She patted him comfortingly on the shoulder.

4. She squeezed his shoulder comfortingly and stepped away as Eddie reappeared with a cloth wrapped bundle.

5. John placed his hand on my shoulder comfortingly.

6. Comfortingly, regulators who scrutinise the banks'risk - weighted capital say it is stronger than ever.

7. "Everything's under control here," her mother said comfortingly. "You've nothing to worry about."

8. One part of a strange world should be given a comfortingly familiar form.

9. I definitely will work something out, I mean it, " he said comfortingly , still caressing her hand.