Example sentences of "smiling at [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boy was standing there , smiling at him for the second time that day . |
| 2 | His grandmother was clutching his arm , smiling at him with an almost girlish pleasure . |
| 3 | She finished her drink , smiling at him over the rim of the cup . |
| 4 | He glanced in to find Nadine Cunningham smiling at him from the driver 's seat . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | She had the face of a cat or a witch , but although she was smiling at him in a queerly macabre way , she looked exhausted and forlorn . |
| 7 | Matthew was smiling at her over the edge of his glass . |
| 8 | He shrugged , leaning back in his chair , smiling at her for the first time with that devastating smile which made her heart beat faster . |
| 9 | As though humouring her , he put out his arms and held her loosely round the waist , smiling at her in a sympathetic way , as one does to an invalid . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |
| 11 | I glance fearfully at Enid , but she is smiling at us like an indulgent mother . |