Example sentences of "smiled [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hitch smiled and crossed the road to the Lancia , pulling open the door and sliding into the passenger seat . |
| 2 | Graham smiled and crossed the road to the sorting office , smelling its new coat of paint . |
| 3 | 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 ’ . |
| 4 | But they made no response , all except the little boy , who smiled and dusted the air with his hand . |
| 5 | Many of the prisoners smiled and exchanged a few words either directly with the governor or with people in our party . |
| 6 | She smiled and wagged the comb at Isabel . |
| 7 | Wang smiled and returned the bow to the precise degree — tacitly acknowledging their equality of status-then moved past Li Yuan , pulling the door open . |
| 8 | Carson smiled and pressed a button . |
| 9 | He chewed and smiled and cuffed a little run of juice off his chin with the heel of one hand . |
| 10 | Jack Stone smiled and hugged the girl tighter . |
| 11 | Containing his curiosity for the moment , Vologsky smiled and adopted a more casual tone of voice . |
| 12 | Tammuz smiled and wound a lock of Zambia 's hair round his fingers . |
| 13 | Ronni smiled and hoped the flush in her cheeks could pass for a simple flush of pleasure . |
| 14 | Benjamin smiled and spilled the faded white rose petals which fell soft as snowflakes to the floor . |
| 15 | She smiled and touched the flowers again with her fingers . |
| 16 | Jack Hammond , who was walking towards his car , smiled and raised a hand in greeting as they passed . |
| 17 | He smiled and raised the glass , silently toasting his absent son , then downed the drink in a single , savage gulp . |
| 18 | Cranston smiled and tapped the man gently on the shoulder . |
| 19 | She smiled and relaxed a little , even though he was sure that he must have used the joke on her before . |
| 20 | It was an old one — one of Groucho 's actually — but he smiled and relaxed a bit , so it did the job . |
| 21 | This was another evening of pleasure , and Jim was full of tales about Alice 's father , and the others working with him , twelve or more , and how lucky Alice was to have such a father while Alice smiled and kept a lock on her tongue . |
| 22 | Carolyn noticed that everyone was watching Bryony , and Bryony smiled and threaded the ear-rings through the holes in her ears , and they must all have a look and comment . |
| 23 | Jed smiled and took a risk . |
| 24 | She smiled and took the bait . |
| 25 | He smiled and took the glass she offered him . |
| 26 | Whitlock smiled and took the Budweiser from Kruger . |
| 27 | Tsu Ma smiled and took the reins . |
| 28 | Benjamin smiled and took the torch from me . |
| 29 | Paul smiled and made no promises . |
| 30 | When Tate took his leave , Eliot stood at the door of the drawingroom leaning on two canes ; Tate waved goodbye , and although he was not able to raise himself from the canes he smiled and made a movement with one hand . |