Example sentences of "face set in [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her eldest brother Mickey was walking up and down the room talking , his face set in a dark scowl . |
| 2 | After a few moments , a man entered , his face set in a grim expression that , while not malicious , certainly did n't show any sign of sympathy for their cause . |
| 3 | Branson stood beside Simon Draper , visibly shaking , his face set in a grim mask , ‘ I ca n't tell you , ’ he began , ‘ how sad I am that people have felt the need to have a meeting , without Simon and I being present . |
| 4 | ‘ What are you waiting for ? ’ she murmured , imagining his face set in a stubborn frown . |
| 5 | God knows I 'm a failure , an insignificant speck of human nothingness trampled on indifferently by every casual passer-by , thought Dyson as he followed his wife out of the kitchen into the living-room , with his fists clenched in his trouser pockets and his face set in an unyielding frown , but there is one thing in this world that I 'm not going to stand for , and that 's being nagged by my wife . |