Example sentences of "responded with [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm so glad , ’ she responded with a faint smile , which quickly faded . |
| 2 | Barely making sense of the murmured words , Isabel responded with a weak smile . |
| 3 | Infolink responded with a central register of vehicle transfer agencies , to help lenders keep track of the nationwide extent of the problem and limit the extent of fraudulent activity in the future . |
| 4 | When the crowd sang Flower Of Scotland deep into the final quarter of the match , Hastings responded with a brilliant diagonal run off a dummy scissors which would have brought a try for Reed in the corner but for courageous defending from Davies . |
| 5 | Lucille responded with a genuine pleasure . |
| 6 | Mul was evidently established as king in Kent but he was burnt to death there and Caedwalla responded with a second invasion in 687 ( ASC A , s.a. 687 ) and may then have ruled Kent directly for a time . |
| 7 | Vass responded with a long look . |
| 8 | However , once the first contingent of Marines arrived under President Johnson 's orders in 1965 , Hollywood responded with a small number of hastily-made low-budget second-features depicting this new war . |
| 9 | ‘ How considerate of you , ’ she responded with a choked laugh , ‘ it 's so reassuring to know that you have my welfare at heart . |
| 10 | Wise fouled Dicks near a touchline and the West Ham left back responded with a retaliatory elbow . |
| 11 | Gillray responded with a strong anti-republican cartoon , showing the guillotining of Louis XVI . |
| 12 | Homebase avoided joining last year 's discount war initiated by Texas and B & Q. Instead we responded with a strong special offer programme supported by more regular national newspaper advertising and more aggressive point of sale material . |
| 13 | Hermite responded with a profuse apology for the oversight , and suggested that Smith could help the Academy out of an embarrassing position by rewriting his earlier papers in French , complete with full proofs , and submitting them by I June in accordance with the competition rules . |
| 14 | At intervals , re-crossing his cramped legs humped on the hassock of his kit-bag , his boot struck Meredith 's shin and he muttered an apology , to which Meredith responded with a polite shrug of the shoulders . |
| 15 | She greeted him warmly but he responded with a perfunctory nod and immediately got up to leave . |
| 16 | The turn of fortune lifted Glentoran , and they nearly scored again in first half injury time when Candlish unleashed a sizzling drive but this time Keenan responded with a terrific save . |
| 17 | Dolly responded with a sweet smile . |
| 18 | ‘ Please , calm yourself , ’ she begged with an anxious glance at Madame Delon , who responded with a grave nod . |
| 19 | After spoiling that futile exercise organised by Buckingham Palace last month — the disastrous Korean trip — Diana responded with a cleverly-devised venture of her own . |
| 20 | And though John Sheridan responded with a delightful curling drive from a 20-yard free-kick to make it 2–1 , Zeyer 's bombshell came too late to leave Wednesday any hope of being rescued . |
| 21 | Lensman Of The Moment PETER WALSH responded with a curt ‘ No Comment ’ to our reporter , but we hear that the wily scamster is considering holding an impromptu auction for fans and perverts alike so get your bids sorted out fast . |
| 22 | She responded with a round-robin letter to all her employees , thanking them for their contributions and enthusiasm and reassuring them how highly she thought of them all . |
| 23 | Speelman responded with a vigorous counter-attack and the game dissolved into massive complications . |
| 24 | In September Nicholas responded with a formal declaration of war . |
| 25 | A few months later , Harry Goodman responded with a full frontal attack , claiming that 9000 children in the care of the RCM had ‘ practically no Jewish contacts and that no effort had been made over a period of years to give these children some religious education ’ . |
| 26 | I really had nothing useful to say , so I responded with a sympathetic noise that only made Robin-Anne shake her head impatiently . |
| 27 | The French reacted by opening negotiations with the Jacobite exiles in Paris , who responded with the usual optimistic accounts of the prospects for an invasion . |
| 28 | Revolutionary Iran responded with the familiar accusation that the superpowers were uniting at the expense of Iran to secure their own interests . |
| 29 | Moran responded with the same simplicity . |
| 30 | And I 'm a quick learner , so they tell me , ’ Kate responded with an innocent look . |