Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] a [adj] smile " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Terry exclaimed with a tearful smile . |
| 2 | Her teeth bared in a tight smile . |
| 3 | Then she stooped with a broad smile to address Emily . |
| 4 | ‘ He said he was planning to buy an apartment in the city , ’ Hubert added with a sly smile , ‘ as soon as he found somewhere suitable . ’ |
| 5 | Now , you wo n't have met Ellie , ’ she added with a tired smile for the younger girl . |
| 6 | And I just wish you knew how funny that was , ’ he added with a quirky smile . |
| 7 | Of course , ’ he added with a twisted smile , ‘ it was n't until your last day in the office that I realised you were under the impression that it was I who 'd had the affair with Elise . ’ |
| 8 | Besides , ’ he added with a cruel smile twisting his mobile mouth , ‘ by the looks of him he 'd already had his share of suffering . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've even forgotten all about school , ’ she added with a guilty smile . |
| 10 | And you were the kind lady who gave little Afgie the leprechaun , ’ she added with a warm smile . |
| 11 | One does not succeed in business , ’ he added with a dry smile , ‘ by treating three and a half thousand pounds as pocket-money . ’ |
| 12 | And let's face it , ’ he added with a malicious smile while he examined his fingernails , ‘ with a government like we have at the moment we 're encouraged to do so . |
| 13 | To be fair to myself , ’ she added with a faint smile , ‘ if you will insist on looking like the original swinging teenager it 's small wonder that the thought of trusting you with a really ill man put the fear of God up me . ’ |
| 14 | " I know when someone is lying to me , she added with a thin smile . |
| 15 | You only see the business side of him — that is , apart from last night , ’ he added with a meaningful smile . |
| 16 | ‘ You can be quite candid , ’ he added with a wry smile , as he perceived her hesitation . |
| 17 | However , ’ he added with a reassuring smile , ‘ there 's no reason why , with a bit of luck , they should n't make a full recovery . |
| 18 | No , ’ he added with an infuriating smile , ‘ I thought not . ’ |
| 19 | The sight of its timbered cottages , built haphazard round an oblong green , delighted her even then ; and she noticed with an inward smile that there was a duckpond — with weed on it , too ! |
| 20 | ‘ Hardly surprising , ’ he murmured with a derisive smile . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'd never have guessed , ’ he murmured with a sardonic smile that drove colour into her cheeks . |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't let Barney hear you say that , ’ Melissa murmured with a faint smile . |
| 23 | Thinking of the provocatively slow way she might later take off her shiny red boots , dark hair falling down over her placidly unconcerned face as she bent to remove them , thinking of the longer , slower flow of her otherwise quick young body as she discarded her clothing bit by bit and turned with a sudden smile of submission towards his already rumpled bed , he was also holding in to himself and caressing within himself the glass-cased ideal of a woman — a Princess — who could be worshipped without being touched by bonily clutching fingers , who could transform him without being stickied by any of his bodily fluids . |
| 24 | He turned with a wry smile and headed for the kitchen . |
| 25 | Lesley had begun to gather up the remaining cups , but at the mention of Charlotte 's name she put down the tray abruptly , and turned with a startled smile . |
| 26 | Precisely what she disliked most about them was what interested him ; she knew that he wondered whether they could be persuaded to become sleeping partners in the revolution a phrase which she used and he approved with a dry smile and a nod . |
| 27 | The dark girl nodded with a thoughtful smile . |
| 28 | He nodded with a dry smile . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's nice to be here , ’ he replied with a composed smile , seating himself at last in one of the armchairs , as the woman arranged the tea things on a small table in front of them . |
| 30 | ‘ His research assistant , ’ Paula replied with a warm smile , a shade too warm . |