Example sentences of "smelled of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He smelled of stale faeces and tomato sauce . |
| 2 | They had n't wanted to , very much ; the little mining town was desolate and ugly and the only hotel smelled of stale beer and greasy chips , but Carrie had looked so different suddenly , so happy and ironed-out and eager , that none of them had said so . |
| 3 | Their breath smelled of stale fish . |
| 4 | It smelled of expensive cologne , and her skin tingled as he turned his head , his sensuous mouth drifting warmly , dangerously close to her cheek . |
| 5 | The car had a bench seat in the front and smelled of warm leather and old cigarette smoke . |
| 6 | They wore long light blue robes and smelled of strange spices . |
| 7 | It smelled of rotten straw , damp and an overpowering stench that caught in her throat , almost choking her . |
| 8 | I too am made tearful for those dear dead days beyond recall when bread tasted like bread and lawns were always newly mown and ladies smelled of candied violets . |
| 9 | He told himself that the man was arrogant , self-satisfied , and smelled of after-shave stuff ; Helen was an idiot to let him pester her like this . |
| 10 | It smelled of hot cake rising in the oven . |
| 11 | HOWEVER MUCH THE hotel maid sprinkled her lemon scouring powder , the salle de bains ( so designated by a chipped blue-and-white oval enamel plaque ) still smelled of stagnant drains , as if it functioned as an extension of the narrow street outside , where a section of the gutter exuded a steady reek of staleness , sweetish-sour , and not entirely unpleasant to Miranda . |
| 12 | We followed them through the marsh , which smelled of dying plants . |
| 13 | The kitchen smelled of sour milk and woodsmoke . |
| 14 | The little shed still smelled of those days when it had been used . |
| 15 | Too often it smelled of boiled cabbage and steamed fish . |
| 16 | He smelled of last year 's sweat . |
| 17 | The rooms , painted green , were dark and damp and smelled of alien growths . |
| 18 | The air smelled of wet earth and diesel fumes and in the east the mist was shot through with orange spokes of light . |
| 19 | The place smelled of fresh paint and new carpets . |
| 20 | The car smelled of fresh plastic . |
| 21 | The room smelled of old woman . |
| 22 | Rules was decorated like a Victorian library ; it smelled of superior malt whiskies and very old leather . |
| 23 | The place smelled of fried food and damp . |
| 24 | Her breath smelled of wild garlic . |
| 25 | Close to , she discovered , Pete smelled of carbolic soap , a dreadful turn-off , and when he kissed her in the dark it was so wet and sloppy she longed only to search for her handkerchief and wipe her mouth dry . |