Example sentences of "she [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 . |