Example sentences of "[noun sg] smiled [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fräulein smiled and said , ‘ Auf wiedersehen ’ Karelius alone used the old Austrian farewell : ‘ Ich küsse die Hand . ’ |
| 2 | Wang Sau-leyan smiled and looked about him , his broad face momentarily the image of his father 's when he was younger , then he looked down . |
| 3 | As the girl smiled and blushed at herself , she seemed to be dreaming , dreaming perhaps of men 's hearts won and lost . |
| 4 | This time the old Princess smiled and said something to her daughter . |
| 5 | The princess smiled and nodded at airport officials before hurrying on board , taking with her two briefcases . |
| 6 | To my relief the old lady smiled and said , ‘ Never mind what they call you , Frankie . |
| 7 | The lady smiled and said ‘ Thank-you.in At that point I heard a faint hissing sound , which I like to imagine was his ego deflating , but which in all probability came from the oxygen cylinder . |
| 8 | The old lady smiled and shook her head . |
| 9 | The lady smiled and sat down opposite the Wisharts , she carefully placed the wicker basket on the seat next to her , then folded her arms and composed herself in relaxation . |
| 10 | The boy smiled and stretched out hands of welcome ; the other did not smile . |
| 11 | The Queen smiled and walked past . |
| 12 | The queen smiled and tweaked me gently by the cheek . |
| 13 | Sweetheart smiled and released Frankie into the care of the other man , who gripped him by the shoulder and looked terribly stern . |
| 14 | Mamma smiled and nodded and patted the girl on the shoulder . |
| 15 | A waiter smiled and ushered me to a corner table marked with a reserved sign that said ‘ Intourist only ’ , and gave me the English-language menu . |
| 16 | Candy smiled and patted her hand . |
| 17 | Her husband smiled and nodded . |
| 18 | The abbot smiled and likened the novice to the overflowing cup of tea : ‘ To learn , you first have to empty your cup , in order to assimilate something new ’ . |
| 19 | The Duke smiled and touched her hand . |
| 20 | And the woman smiled but pointed at the direction that they were to go . |
| 21 | As I reached the door the woman smiled and said something in French which I did not understand . |
| 22 | The woman smiled and said , ‘ Will you have some coffee ? |
| 23 | The woman smiled and nodded at me through the noise that made a surrounding silence . |
| 24 | The man smiled and shook his head . |
| 25 | The man smiled and held up a hand . |
| 26 | The doting grandmother smiled and chatted about how easily the little boy had accepted her , about how she had been worried he might shy away , but how he had gone straight to her . |
| 27 | Sister smiled and left the room . |
| 28 | The landlord , passing by the table , stopped and looked strangely at Corbett but the clerk smiled and shook his head so the fellow wandered off . |
| 29 | The friar smiled and sketched a sign of the cross in the air . |
| 30 | The sergeant smiled and took out his notebook . |