Example sentences of "she said [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | ‘ Patella nimbosa , ’ she said of a plain limpet shell . |
2 | ‘ Oh , fine , ’ she said with a loud gulp . |
3 | ‘ There you are ! ’ she said with a weary triumph . |
4 | ‘ Ben , you 're disgusting , ’ she said with a weary smile . |
5 | ‘ You think of everything , do n't you ? ’ she said with a delighted smile . |
6 | ‘ Sorry , Belle , ’ she said with a strange smile . |
7 | ‘ Early visitors , ’ she said with a keen look . |
8 | ‘ Were you truly ? ’ she said with a flattering amount of alarm in her voice . |
9 | Thkarni she said with a straight face . |
10 | ‘ I know you find it embarrassing to show your feelings in front of anyone , especially Aubrey , ’ she said with a mischievous smile , ‘ but that 's just being terribly English . |
11 | ‘ Ding , ding , ’ she said with a mischievous grin . |
12 | ‘ The immediate future holds several hours of waitressing for me , ’ she said with a brittle brightness that did n't seem to fool him . |
13 | ‘ I just needed to see you ! ’ she said with a brittle smile , walking past him on to the hot beach , feeling the tears burn her eyes . |
14 | I 'm agitated , ’ she said with a gentle smile as the tension mounted around what seemed such a small ring for two massive men . |
15 | ‘ Daddy would n't hear of having his breakfast in bed , ’ she said with a small engaging laugh . |
16 | ‘ For God 's sake , Peter , ’ she said with a small and surprising explosion of irritation , ‘ why do n't you let yourself go for once ? ’ |
17 | ‘ This really is n't a good idea , ’ she said with a small gulp . |
18 | It comes as no surprise to … science , ’ she said with a disapproving emphasis upon the final word . |
19 | ‘ You 've returned , ’ she said with a hesitant smile . |
20 | ‘ All right , ’ she said with a hesitant smile . |
21 | ‘ I suppose this room is as good as any other , ’ she said with a deliberate lack of enthusiasm . |
22 | P " There 's always the streets , " she said with a cheeky grin — which immediately faded when she saw Patrick 's expression . |
23 | ’ Then just think of it , ’ she said with a superior smile , ’ as a few days extra for you to go on pulping your brain with galacvid garbage . ’ |
24 | ‘ Jamie , do n't take it that way , ’ she said with a heartfelt sigh . |
25 | ‘ Keep them , ’ she said with a grim smile . |
26 | ‘ Never leave home without one , ’ she said with a grim laugh , and helped him drag the unconscious man on to the floor . |
27 | ‘ And that 's where you always wanted to be , was n't it ? ’ she said with a slow shake of her head . |
28 | ‘ I ca n't ! ’ she said with a triumphant grin . |
29 | She noted , she said with a pained expression , that output from the UK Vehicle Division of United Motors had been falling steadily over the previous ten years . |
30 | ‘ It 's the way of the world , ’ she said with a wry smile . |