Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [noun] set [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Well , almost all of them , she corrected herself , her blue eyes darkening and her mouth setting into an uncharacteristically harsh line .
2 She stalked off across the road , her hat jammed firmly on her head and her mouth set in a mutinous line .
3 Colour showed along his cheekbones , and his mouth set into a very taut line .
4 He leaned forward as he spoke , his tanned forehead pleated into a concerned frown and his mouth set in a line of sober sincerity .
5 With Rune 's jaw hard and his mouth set in a straight line it was easy to imagine just how terrifying their enemies had found the invaders .
6 Then he glanced at the letter in his hand again , and his face set into a dark , determined expression .
7 He shifted his grip on his sword and , as the leading rider drew near , stepped out onto the road with a hand held up and his face set in a grin nicely calculated to reassure yet threaten .
8 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 .
9 With our feet firmly on the ground and our sights set in the right direction .
10 Her face was flushed , but her mouth set in a firm line .
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