Example sentences of "smiling [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , had you seen Ken white paper statement on television that night , you would see me sitting in the audience , smiling gently at the thought that I was about to leave the N H S. |
| 2 | He hardened his heart and turned on his computer , smiling acidly at the screen . |
| 3 | What were you talking about ? ’ he said , smiling involuntarily at the faint amusement in her brown eyes . |
| 4 | Clinton inspected the contents of one of the vats , smiling amiably at the man who was stirring the mass of baked beans . |
| 5 | Smiling smugly at the class , Sister Rosario lifted the ruler . |
| 6 | He cuts across Whittington Park , smiling benignly at the dogs , toddlers and drinkers . |
| 7 | General Midwinter was in front of the band smiling benignly at the closely packed guests and holding his gloved hand high as if he was auctioning it . |
| 8 | Cranston had placed the wine cup and jug beside the bed , collapsed on to the mattress and was smiling beatifically at the ceiling , fast asleep . |
| 9 | You 're dead , thought DeVore , smiling pleasantly at the man as if amused by his remark . |
| 10 | Rex lay on the bed smiling wistfully at the ceiling . |
| 11 | Ronni shook her head and laid a hand on his arm , smiling kindly at the blushing red-haired girl as she did so . |
| 12 | There are photographs of him taken on this and other trips : Eliot smiling sleepily at the camera , wearing a white cap and sunglasses , smoking a cigar and wearing a pink shirt and blue pullover . |
| 13 | ‘ Good morning , Sir William , I hope I 'm not intruding , ’ he would say , smiling self-deprecatingly at the distant Sir William . |
| 14 | ‘ So tell me now , ’ he suggested , smiling briefly at the owner , who had returned with a steaming dish of tiny new potatoes sprinkled with chopped mint , and a shallow wooden bowl containing a salad of crisp endive , sliced cucumber , radicchio , olives , and chopped tomatoes . |
| 15 | She emptied the contents of her bag on to the bed , smiling ruefully at the conglomeration of articles , some of which she had carried about forever . |
| 16 | Rory snapped back to the present , smiling apologetically at the other woman . |