When they tried to be outraged, he just smiled as though he were embarrassed for them.

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Every time I whispered "basta" to grandma she just smiled and gave me something else to eat.

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"I asked McClaren who would be the next England captain, but was told nothing, he just smiled at me, " said Benitez.

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No other justices spoke during the tribute -- they just smiled.

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Bill just smiled indulgently as he observed the scene.

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Perhaps another chance for a conversation, but since blocking his exit could surely have only appeared unattractively opportunistic, I just smiled politely as I passed by, wondering if that was the right thing to do.

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' I just smiled.

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We just sat and smiled at each other.

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But Maya actually smiled and said that day camp might be just what she needed.

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"He just wanted a bit of a reception at the end, " smiled Cooper.

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Mr Smith smiled, but looking all the while as though he'd just had a gulp of embalming fluid.

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He put his hand on the door, as if to go, then he turned and smiled, not so much at me as at something that had just crossed his mind.

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