She shook her head, smiled patiently, then used a pencil to push the picture back toward me and stood up.

"You'd want me to do that, wouldn't you," she said, smiling patiently.

The Viscount smiled patiently, like a parent waiting for a child to understand a point.

Gryph smiled patiently at the two people he loved more than anything in the world.

She stared after him, then turned back to the mirror to smile patiently at herself.

Jane smiled patiently, but she kept her hold on his arm.

My boss smiled patiently, and reminded me that there was simply no money available.

I asked her, and she smiled patiently, as if I'd asked a question that didn't really matter.

Manilov, smiling patiently, said they had not quite got it.

After a moment of silence she nodded and smiled patiently at me.