Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] smile " in BNC.
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| 1 | I gave her a nasty smile and left it . |
| 2 | I could see that she was scowling and stiffening into a Mark 2 temper , so I gave her an encouraging smile — which raised her , as I expected , to a Mark 3 . |
| 3 | She darted him a quick smile . |
| 4 | She threw him a wide smile . |
| 5 | She took the men 's cheers as somehow directed at herself , at her person , not at the food alone , but unlike the chorus that might greet the appearance of some women of the town , they did not place her in danger , and she allowed herself a small smile in acknowledgement , and came forward to set the dish down . |
| 6 | She allowed herself a small smile . |
| 7 | She allowed herself a small smile . |
| 8 | She allowed herself a small smile , mostly because he 'd accepted her medical opinion but still had n't guessed she was a doctor . |
| 9 | She allowed herself a thin smile of triumph . |
| 10 | She offered him a wry smile . |
| 11 | Her heart gave a sudden lurch as she looked up into his handsome face , and despite herself she sent him a radiant smile . |
| 12 | She sent him a significant smile . |
| 13 | She sent him a brief smile , then turned to beam at Silas . |
| 14 | The genuine note of admiration in his voice sent a tiny and thoroughly illogical frisson of pleasure running through her , and she felt the faint tide of colour swim into her face as she sent him an answering smile . |
| 15 | She sent him an enigmatic smile . |
| 16 | She flicked him a perfunctory smile , seeing the mockery lingering in his dark eyes in a way that made her itch to reach out and slap him . |
| 17 | She gives him a tight smile and wrinkles her nose . |
| 18 | She gives me a little smile and I feel a bit better . |
| 19 | She gave me a weak smile and said : ‘ I might as well go to bed . |
| 20 | She gave me a weak smile and a fluttery little wave . |
| 21 | She gave me a winning smile . |
| 22 | Turning to Ellie , she gave her a false smile . |
| 23 | The little group of guests gathered at the bottom looked marginally startled by her somewhat unorthodox behaviour , and she gave them a lame smile . |
| 24 | She gave them a warm smile . |
| 25 | She gave him a lubricious smile . |
| 26 | She gave him a tentative smile , suggesting , she hoped , her pleasure in the game and drew a breath , when he said . |
| 27 | She gave him a tentative smile . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ he said , and she gave him a watery smile . |
| 29 | She gave him a weak smile . |
| 30 | Mindful of the stable-room boiler and the bucket , she gave him a brilliant smile as she stepped down and then she said , ‘ Twenty minutes , Murphy , ’ and he grimaced faintly again , as if to say he knew perfectly well she would be twenty minutes , ladies calling always were . |