Example sentences of "be [v-ing] us in the face " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's been staring us in the face all this time . |
| 2 | Actually , as R. A. Fisher , one of the founding fathers of what is now called neo-Darwinism , has pointed out , this fact of particulate inheritance has always been staring us in the face , every time we think about sex . |
| 3 | ‘ If Britain were seen as the cause of Maastricht 's failure , relegation to the second division of influence would be staring us in the face , ’ he warned . |
| 4 | It 's like it 's there and it 's staring us in the face but I just ca n't … ca n't access it . ’ |
| 5 | It is staring us in the face . |
| 6 | ‘ The need for the introduction of internment is staring us in the face , ’ Mr Maginnis insisted . |
| 7 | ‘ The need to intern is staring us in the face , ’ he said . |
| 8 | We wait until trouble comes , until trouble is staring us in the face , before we really feel the need of God , and pray . |