Example sentences of "smile [adv] as [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She smiled secretly as she thought of it . |
| 2 | Duclos smiled grimly as he flicked through them . |
| 3 | Mr Robertson smiled weakly as he rose to his feet . |
| 4 | Doyle smiled smoothly as he got to his feet . |
| 5 | ‘ There can be any number of causes of chest pain , ’ Lindsey smiled reassuringly as she reached for the slender wrist . |
| 6 | Lord John smiled winningly as he returned to the table . |
| 7 | The baby moved again , opened his eyes , and puckered his face as he pulled his hands up toward his mouth ; and Isobel smiled again as he mouthed at his fingers . |
| 8 | Penry smiled faintly as he made for the door . |
| 9 | He had already dreamt about her often , but usually she was fully dressed and smiling enigmatically as she waited on him , bringing him food and wine . |
| 10 | Picture her , Tabitha Jute : not as the net media show her , heroine of hyperspace , capable , canny and cosmetically enhanced , smiling confidently as she reaches with one hand for the spangled mist of the Milky Way ; but a small , weary young woman in a cracked foil jacket and oil-stained trousers , determinedly elbowing herself through an exuberant Schiaparelli crowd . |
| 11 | Smallfry was smiling sweetly as she reached for Frankie 's sleeve and eased him in the direction of the door . |
| 12 | She 's smiling softly as she stands in the dim glow , and she asks , ‘ Do you want to go to bed ? ’ |