Example sentences of "said [noun] [prep] a [adj] smile " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My , college has made you even sharper , ’ said Sheila with a thin smile . |
| 2 | ‘ If you 'd done your legal duty , my lad , we would n't have had to go through the bother of pulling you off the street , ’ said Malpass with a sickly smile . |
| 3 | ‘ It is not often , ’ said Hugh with a rueful smile , ‘ that I must listen to you as the devil 's advocate , where a youngster in trouble is concerned . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , now , I knew it , ’ said Matthew with a warm smile . |
| 5 | ‘ It was he laid my terms before them , and put the idea into their heads , ’ said Owen with a wry smile . |
| 6 | ‘ Dearest Katya , ’ said Lydia with a frozen smile , ‘ is planning on wearing a scarlet dress to the wedding . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You 're the last one , Jack , ’ said Bodie with a thin smile . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , if you 're sure you 're not suffering from any after-effects from the accident , I wo n't keep you any longer , ’ said Rachel with a brief smile , then as Jimmy stood up to leave she said casually , ‘ By the way , have you been to see Len ? ’ |