Example sentences of "only smiled [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she only smiled and said he was right . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll promise , ’ I said , offering my hand for her to shake , but she only smiled and replied , ‘ I think I can trust you . ’ |
| 3 | He watched the vicar 's face waiting for the thunderous ‘ thou shalt be cast into the eternal fires ’ glare but he only smiled and shook her hand . |
| 4 | The old lady only smiled and leaned over to show me what to do . |
| 5 | But she only smiled and turned him towards the door . |
| 6 | He hoped fervently that they would go back to Florence and had dropped several hints in the hope of getting this information out of them , but the Captain was always concentrating on the job in hand as if nothing else mattered and the magistrate only smiled and nodded distractedly , his mind apparently elsewhere . |