Example sentences of "[pers pn] with the air " in BNC.
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| 1 | He asked permission to make the tea , which he did — and brought it in to them with the air of an old family retainer . |
| 2 | He had been bemused at first by the scraps of peripheral information the Brigadier periodically tossed them with the air of someone indulging an already overfed dog , but now he was beginning to understand . |
| 3 | They filed downstairs , the dog following them with the air of a dog doing his duty . |
| 4 | She picked up the menu and scanned it with the air of a gourmet . |
| 5 | He lit it with the air of a man considering big moves in the Irish tobacco market . |