Example sentences of "smiled as " in BNC.
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| 1 | He smiled as I replied , ‘ And the same to you ! ’ |
| 2 | A prominent man , Friends — Russians in other words — and so skilled men , wallpaper , paint , gold leaf — and fine linen instantly available ; she smiled as she wondered whether Bodo had had a hand in it . |
| 3 | She smiled as Erika entered the room although her smile had that new wistfulness about it . |
| 4 | The weather smiled as though it could never frown . |
| 5 | They smiled as they caught his eye . |
| 6 | He smiled as the life went out in him , looking up at the already transparent Monster . |
| 7 | When Endill asked his mother about him she did not say much and never smiled as she normally did . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's yourself , Maggie , ’ Charlie smiled as she came up to him . |
| 9 | They smiled as I hammed up my exhaustion , then carried on effortlessly climbing . |
| 10 | She almost smiled as she imagined the touching scene . |
| 11 | She smiled as they relaxed a touch . |
| 12 | For the first time he smiled as he took a cigar from his case , laid it on the desk . |
| 13 | She took another spoonful of her mother 's chicken soup and smiled as she pushed her fringe back out of her eyes , and she wondered what had happened to the spider — where it had been transported to and what had become of it . |
| 14 | The young woman smiled as she imagined a broad rectangular ship with scores of short stubby masts and multi-coloured , ragged sails cruising up the face of the building . |
| 15 | Jim looked over and smiled as his daughter made rather ungainly attempts to emulate the lively young girls above her , but then as he watched he became slightly concerned , because her movements became even more ungainly and then spasmodic , and then jerky until her head was nodding , her legs shooting out in a frenzy , her arms twitching , and she fell , uttering a loud cry , which was so strong and unreal , that it stilled the noise of the bagpipes and everyone looked to see what was happening . |
| 16 | It was a double one and the man on duty smiled as he let me in . |
| 17 | Mary smiled as she negotiated the three awkward steps down to the sunken floor of the huge kitchen . |
| 18 | He smiled as he watched Sammy cycle a little unsteady out of the yard . |
| 19 | She smiled as she recognised her Father 's car , and smiled even wider when she saw who was driving it . |
| 20 | Barney smiled as Julie negotiated the drive gates leading to the family home . |
| 21 | He smiled as he thought about the previous night . |
| 22 | She smiled as she leaned over then kissed him on the cheek . |
| 23 | The instructor smiled as he went to each man in turn and pulled out two full arm lengths of cord from their parachutes before attaching it to the static line . |
| 24 | Sarah van Williamsburgh , of the new American republic , smiled as she took in his fiery hair , strong regular features , and green eyes . |
| 25 | She smiled as I watched and copied her , carrying my tools the local way . |
| 26 | Kelly smiled as she thought of his early attempts at cooking and the hours he 'd spent coaching and encouraging her while she 'd practised riding a finish on the back of the sofa . |
| 27 | He smiled as Kelly burst out laughing . |
| 28 | She smiled as she sipped her coffee . |
| 29 | He smiled as he pictured Commander Adam Dalgliesh , that no doubt fastidious widower , making his way through the accumulated mess to discuss their suitability as caretakers at Larksoken Mill . |
| 30 | He smiled as he replaced the receiver . |