Example sentences of "smiled [adv] [conj] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She smiled nervously as she looked back at him and seemed about to say something , then , instead , leaned forward to kiss him . |
| 2 | She smiled widely as she shook her head , saying , ‘ No , you are not mistaken , sir ; and I am not one of twins . |
| 3 | She saw his visitor because she was not easy to miss — a tall , elegant brunette who smiled radiantly as she saw Alain and who was greeted like a queen . |
| 4 | She smiled secretly as she thought of it . |
| 5 | He smiled gently as she tore her hand from his grasp . |
| 6 | Melissa smiled fondly as she put down the phone . |
| 7 | He did not speak much but smiled broadly when she thanked him . |
| 8 | Wearing a check two-piece suit and sporting a poppy on her lapel , the duchess smiled broadly as she stepped on to a red carpet . |
| 9 | Obviously flustered , Mrs Lewis smiled shakily as she studied the cosy picture they made , sitting so close together on her sofa . |
| 10 | She smiled slightly as she got out of the coat . |
| 11 | She smiled involuntarily as she pictured the scene . |
| 12 | Sophie smiled wryly as she watched his receding figure . |
| 13 | And so she smiled now as she said , ‘ There it is . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll be working like a Trojan for the next twelve weeks , ’ Lisa smiled back as she thanked him for the coffee . |
| 15 | Lindsey smiled sympathetically as she handed over a prescription . |
| 16 | ‘ There can be any number of causes of chest pain , ’ Lindsey smiled reassuringly as she reached for the slender wrist . |
| 17 | Kate smiled sweetly as she saw his eyes probing the possibilities of her figure . |
| 18 | Esther was saying , returning to the guest list , recalling scores not settled a quarter of a century ago : ‘ Yes , the very man , he 's a something or other in the DES , he 's a very important chap now , you ought to have a go at him , ’ Liz replied , and as she spoke the doorbell rang , and there was the first guest , on the dot of two minutes past nine o'clock , tall , thin , grey , anxious , clutching a bunch of yellow roses , ex-priest turned analyst Joseph O'Toole , standing stranded on the black and white marble tiles , not knowing where to turn , how to divest himself of his coat , to whom to deliver his roses , a lost man , gazing mildly at the unexpected butler , waiting for the arrival of familiar Liz Headleand , who advanced upon him , took the roses , embraced him , restored him , and led him in to Charles , Alix and Esther : a quarter of an hour earlier she had predicted the time of his arrival accurately , to the minute , and now smiled triumphantly as she effected the introductions , a smile of complicity in which Joseph O'Toole , who was acutely aware of his own punctuality problem , was able with a pleasant relief to share . |
| 19 | She understood why Johnny had felt saddened when he had learned of their passing , and she smiled briefly as she recalled that she had never found the courage to tell him of the passing of that Empire , too — fearing that such knowledge could have precipitated an apoplectic fit ! |
| 20 | She smiled again as she touched his cheek . |
| 21 | Carrie smiled again as she shook her head . |
| 22 | Then he smiled again and she felt his arms tighten , drawing her ever so gently against him . |
| 23 | Shannon smiled ruefully as she completed the sentence . |
| 24 | Claudia smiled ruefully as she poured skimmed milk into a pan . |
| 25 | She smiled languorously as she put her arms around his neck . |
| 26 | She smiled complacently as she went on . |
| 27 | ‘ Huh , ’ she said , and then smiled faintly as she said , ‘ odd , you know : you tell me that Annie 's a good woman , and I suppose she is , but I ca n't stand the sight of her ; then I tell you the constable 's a good man , and you know he is , and you ca n't stand the sight of him . |
| 28 | He smiled faintly when she set her mouth stubbornly . |