a pat on the back in a sentence

Examples

1. "Meeting expectations doesn't get you a pat on the back,"
2. LOS ANGELES ( AP ) _ Pat Boone got a pat on the back.
3. Goodbyes are sometimes nothing more than a handshake and a pat on the back.
4. This is a pat on the back for Jamie McLennan,
5. You didn't get a pat on the back for second.
6. He said Congress deserves a pat on the back, too.
7. He doesn't encourage his teammates by yelling but by a pat on the back.
8. La Russa greeted him with a pat on the back.
9. Strobel envisions Jesus giving a pat on the back and a couple of reprimands.
10. Afterwards, the administration was still reluctant to give Russia a pat on the back.