Example sentences of "smile at [pers pn] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lambs rubbed against the fence adjacent to Pete and cows seemed to smile at him across the farmyard . |
| 2 | They 're all being so ridiculously polite that you begin to consider the option of using ‘ fuck off ’ as your opening line to these people who nod and bow and smile at you despite the fact that they are merely passing by . |
| 3 | At last she felt clear and a kind woman smiled at her among the machines and said , ‘ Nearly ready now . ’ |
| 4 | He smiled at her like a cat smiling at a mouse . |
| 5 | A dark and lovely young woman smiled at her from the doorstep . |
| 6 | She smiled at me as the lift doors opened , then mouthed a silent farewell and fluttered her fingers at me till the lift doors closed . |
| 7 | Margaret smiled at me over the table as if she had read my mind and was too happy to be anything but amused by the fact . |
| 8 | Eva smiled at me from the driver 's seat . |
| 9 | She smiled at him as the general hurriedly got dressed . |
| 10 | She smiled at him over the table napkin , which was removing a minute trace of profiterole . |
| 11 | He rose to his feet , genuinely pleased to see the pretty girl who smiled at him from the doorway . |
| 12 | She finished her drink , smiling at him over the rim of the cup . |
| 13 | He glanced in to find Nadine Cunningham smiling at him from the driver 's seat . |
| 14 | His life would be a charade , for every time he took her in his arms he would see the face of the girl now smiling at him in a way which lit fires in his heart . |
| 15 | Matthew was smiling at her over the edge of his glass . |
| 16 | ‘ I think we could sit down now , ’ Charlotte said in her clear voice , smiling at them from the door , and they followed her into the dining room . |