Example sentences of "[vb past] into a [adj] smile " in BNC.
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1 | Then her lips broke into a beaming smile . |
2 | They crowded round with curious eyes as she untied the string but it was Mrs Rae whose face broke into a beaming smile first . |
3 | The librarian 's face broke into a boyish smile . |
4 | The fellow 's yellow , wizened face broke into a sharp-toothed smile . |
5 | Flynn broke into a broad smile . |
6 | He raised his right fist in the air and then his left , and he waved to the crowd but never broke into a big smile in celebration . |
7 | Her face broke into a beautiful smile as he lifted a heavy sapphire-blue dress on to the brocade counterpane and spread the voluminous skirts . |
8 | Once he had finished the prior nodded and his granite face broke into a thin smile . |
9 | His face broke into a gap-toothed smile . |
10 | Then his face broke into a huge smile . |
11 | Richard looked up and his lips relaxed into a slight smile . |
12 | He nodded a kind , concerned face that relaxed into a shy smile ; he too was enjoying our cultural connection . |
13 | Eleanor 's lips suddenly relaxed into a secretive smile . |
14 | He returned the old man 's stare , his expression at first defiant , but then his hard features relaxed into a knowing smile . |