Example sentences of "[conj] smile at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout the two-day hearing , she appeared relaxed and confident , often turning to share a joke with her two male accomplices in the dock or smile at friends and family who crowded the court 's public benches . |
| 2 | She found that in the time allowed four-fifths of the adult pairs conversed , looked or smiled at each other . |
| 3 | When he waved or smiled at those he knew , they turned away , as if they did n't know him . |
| 4 | Several people waved theirs at Bobbie , and smiled as she went by — people who never usually waved or smiled at her . |
| 5 | As I settle into my piece of floor , she adjusts herself and smiles at me . |
| 6 | Jay would nod and reply , make coffee , light cigarettes and smile at her silk stocking fantasy . |
| 7 | They 're all being so ridiculously polite that you begin to consider the option of using ‘ fuck off ’ as your opening line to these people who nod and bow and smile at you despite the fact that they are merely passing by . |
| 8 | Children would appear to adapt , would resume an interest in their toys , recover their appetite and smile at the staff . |
| 9 | Enjoy your day and smile at the world . |
| 10 | The nearest I 've come to being arrested in the line of duty was when I was told to go out onto the streets , microphone in hand , and smile at people . |
| 11 | They would instantly begin questioning the way the world had been running since their enforced absence , and they would not approve ; whereas those who lay softly beneath the blowing grasses , the quiet slate , had long since turned over in rest and when they woke would wake like children and smile at the sky . |
| 12 | Then the trouble would disappear and Robyn would heave a sigh of relief and smile at her luck , only to find the same thing happening a couple of miles down the road , and always after she 'd passed a garage or a phone box . |
| 13 | When I do , I wink and smile at her . |
| 14 | I look up and smile at her , to undo the effect of my sigh . |
| 15 | After Belfast , he knew what women could do and smile at the same time . |
| 16 | The eyes that were violet like his mother 's were strangely secretive , seeming to frown and smile at the same time . |
| 17 | It was Irene , for instance , who pointed out something I 'd never been able to put my finger on : that Tod ca n't talk and smile at the same time . |
| 18 | But when she took Lucy 's hand and smiled at her , trying to convey some of the warmth she felt , Lucy 's lips smiled for a half-second and she took her hand away . |
| 19 | I paid the woman at the cash desk and smiled at her . |
| 20 | But Sheila danced in gaily at six o'clock and smiled at her father to show off the triumph of orthodontics . |
| 21 | Baldness , he told himself — and smiled at his own joke — was a receding problem . |
| 22 | He stopped at the door and smiled at her . |
| 23 | A slim , smart , but friendly woman was just getting out of her car and smiled at Jane . |
| 24 | Clarissa waved an arm round the Saloon and smiled at the Adjutant . |
| 25 | He raised his head and smiled at Mungo . |
| 26 | She stopped , panting , her eyes very bright , and smiled at him triumphantly , daring him to answer back . |
| 27 | The earring-maker paused at his work and smiled at them . |
| 28 | And he knew that he could n't continue avoiding her — or not without catching pneumonia , he thought , and smiled at his own joke . |
| 29 | They never went near Ben Ami , they said , and smiled at me . |
| 30 | I held my ticket tightly to me and smiled at the thought . |