Example sentences of "[to-vb] face to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is imperative to meet face to face with the client and to visit the company to be valued to get a ‘ feel ’ for the business . |
| 2 | Now that traders no longer have to meet face to face , and can communicate by telephone or computer , the exchange is not so easy to identify . |
| 3 | Which is why we prefer to work face to face . |
| 4 | The Zoo 's own photographer managed to come face to face with this somewhat disrespectful giraffe , and yes , he was in an area available to the general public — albeit in a slightly acrobatic pose ! |
| 5 | Both sides were now eager to come face to face , and as General Cope moved forward from Dunbar towards Edinburgh the Jacobite army moved out to meet him . |
| 6 | Nell half expected to come face to face with Mahon inside . |
| 7 | ‘ Do those people at unemployment offices know what it 's like to come face to face with them ? ’ said Sharon . |
| 8 | Although Howard did n't actually have to come face to face with Brando , they had to share the same set . |
| 9 | It 's one thing to sit in a classroom writing down notes but it 's quite another to come face to face with an armed murderer or a cornered rapist , you mark my words . ’ |
| 10 | But one day , in the late seventies , he and Fleury happened to come face to face in Pall Mall and , after a moment , succeeded in recognizing each other . |
| 11 | Jenny was curiously reluctant to come face to face with this intruder whoever it was . |
| 12 | In fact , this was a totally disastrous time for her to come face to face with him . |
| 13 | ‘ I understand how you feel , but I think it would do your sister the world of good to come face to face with reality for once . ’ |
| 14 | He swung himself nimbly over the fence and was disconcerted to come face to face with Henry Yaxlee , walking purposefully from the direction of the school . |
| 15 | Besides , the last thing she wanted was to come face to face with Rune again , especially if he was in the arms of a reconciled Lotta ! |
| 16 | He has a right to come face to face with me , and judge for himself whether he can honourably deliver them , and never fear that he is helping to lure a brave man to his death . ’ |
| 17 | ( ‘ If forced to come face to face with the Subject avoid catching the Subject 's eye . ’ ) |
| 18 | Miguel Rafaelo said quietly , ‘ You do n't want to come face to face with yourself , then , Shelley . |
| 19 | And they 're made to come face to face with people who 've lost friends or relatives in drink driving accidents . |
| 20 | If they get the money , it 'll give the people of Gloucestershire the chance to come face to face with thir ancestors . |
| 21 | Mr Denktash refrained from personal criticism of Mr Clerides , an old political sparring partner and urged him to accept face to face talks . |
| 22 | It 's better to talk face to face . ’ |
| 23 | You know , i i it is a very fine line between er how we talk to our customers , which is why I , I , I ca n't stress enough the need for the project coordinators to talk face to face with the customer first of all , and perhaps gently lead him down some of the items in this list that the project coordinator thinks the client might not have remembered . |
| 24 | Most Japanese companies are also accustomed to being able to talk face to face with suppliers and it is the usual way of conducting business in Japan . |
| 25 | So I would have heard enough on the phone er because I have n't got my original notes here , I would have heard enough on the phone er Robert to have suggested that it was a good idea to get face to face . |
| 26 | Well i I 'm not aware of how far he has taken anything on board , what I would expect as a Member of Parliament and the House of Commons , and as the leader of a party in the House of Commons , I would expect that he would want to hear what I would have to say face to face , and tell me face to face what 's wrong with what I have said . |
| 27 | Father Morrow felt it his duty to try to appeal face to face to Tony 's parents to allow their son to live . |
| 28 | We have the luxury of course of having to go face to face anyway . |
| 29 | Bill had the opportunity to sit face to face with them and you catch his eye , you you used to er time to er use , use hand gestures and show things to them on , on presenters . |