Example sentences of "[pers pn] said with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Called to see a friend , ’ I said with a dry mouth . |
| 2 | " Right , Mr Bailes , " I said with a twisted smile . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's an easy enough error to have made , ’ I said with a small smile . |
| 4 | " Ah well , " I said with a light laugh . |
| 5 | But , oh , Doctor , ’ I said with a happy smile . |
| 6 | Preferably the something , ’ I said with a hopeful smile . |
| 7 | ‘ That 's what I was hoping , ’ I said with a deliberate leer . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , fine , ’ she said with a loud gulp . |
| 9 | ‘ There you are ! ’ she said with a weary triumph . |
| 10 | ‘ Ben , you 're disgusting , ’ she said with a weary smile . |
| 11 | ‘ You think of everything , do n't you ? ’ she said with a delighted smile . |
| 12 | ‘ Sorry , Belle , ’ she said with a strange smile . |
| 13 | ‘ Early visitors , ’ she said with a keen look . |
| 14 | ‘ Were you truly ? ’ she said with a flattering amount of alarm in her voice . |
| 15 | Thkarni she said with a straight face . |
| 16 | ‘ I know you find it embarrassing to show your feelings in front of anyone , especially Aubrey , ’ she said with a mischievous smile , ‘ but that 's just being terribly English . |
| 17 | ‘ Ding , ding , ’ she said with a mischievous grin . |
| 18 | ‘ The immediate future holds several hours of waitressing for me , ’ she said with a brittle brightness that did n't seem to fool him . |
| 19 | ‘ I just needed to see you ! ’ she said with a brittle smile , walking past him on to the hot beach , feeling the tears burn her eyes . |
| 20 | I 'm agitated , ’ she said with a gentle smile as the tension mounted around what seemed such a small ring for two massive men . |
| 21 | ‘ Daddy would n't hear of having his breakfast in bed , ’ she said with a small engaging laugh . |
| 22 | ‘ For God 's sake , Peter , ’ she said with a small and surprising explosion of irritation , ‘ why do n't you let yourself go for once ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ This really is n't a good idea , ’ she said with a small gulp . |
| 24 | It comes as no surprise to … science , ’ she said with a disapproving emphasis upon the final word . |
| 25 | ‘ You 've returned , ’ she said with a hesitant smile . |
| 26 | ‘ All right , ’ she said with a hesitant smile . |
| 27 | ‘ I suppose this room is as good as any other , ’ she said with a deliberate lack of enthusiasm . |
| 28 | P " There 's always the streets , " she said with a cheeky grin — which immediately faded when she saw Patrick 's expression . |
| 29 | ’ Then just think of it , ’ she said with a superior smile , ’ as a few days extra for you to go on pulping your brain with galacvid garbage . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Jamie , do n't take it that way , ’ she said with a heartfelt sigh . |