Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] with a wry " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The former , ’ she admitted with a wry little smile . |
| 2 | Though at the time , ’ she added with a wry shake of her head , ‘ it was something of a novelty to be accused of being a criminal . ’ |
| 3 | Alexander , indeed ! she thought with a wry smile . |
| 4 | That shut them up , she thought with a wry smile , although why they should be so surprised at her reaction was another puzzle . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's the way of the world , ’ she said with a wry smile . |
| 6 | ‘ If he had wanted to find you he would have come himself , ’ she said with a wry look . |
| 7 | ‘ Do n't tempt me , ’ she said with a wry laugh , and picked up the next file . |
| 8 | ‘ No , ’ she denied with a wry little smile , ‘ the ferry was perfectly on time ; it was your wretched Dublin streets that were the problem ! |
| 9 | But these , she reflected with a wry smile , were desperate times . |
| 10 | ‘ You can be quite candid , ’ he added with a wry smile , as he perceived her hesitation . |
| 11 | He turned with a wry smile and headed for the kitchen . |
| 12 | He sighed with a wry self-mockery . |
| 13 | I 'm afraid we 're a little crowded in here , ’ he confided with a wry smile . |
| 14 | ‘ But lovable , ’ he said with a wry smile . |
| 15 | ‘ Duty calls , ’ he said with a wry grin . |
| 16 | ‘ I did n't like the coffee , ’ he said with a wry grin . |
| 17 | Being reasonably wealthy and not a total antidote to the opposite sex , ’ he said with a wry grin , ‘ I knew there were plenty of women to make me forget . |
| 18 | ‘ Rites and rituals in late Neolithic Europe , ’ he said with a wry grin . |
| 19 | ‘ I know what I said — that was pride talking , ’ he explained with a wry grin that successfully squashed her temper . |