Example sentences of "[not/n't] face the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Jazz was not facing the day with any confidence at all . |
| 2 | The seif dune differs from the barchan , therefore , in that the slip faces are on the side away from the strong wind and not facing the direction of advance as in the barchan . |
| 3 | He was evidently not facing the college class and exams that you 're facing ! |
| 4 | However , all the time your shoulder leads , your centre-line is not facing the opponent , so you are vulnerable to a strong counter-attack . |
| 5 | He 's already been denied £4,000 in not facing the Windies , and said from his Melbourne home last night : ‘ The selectors have put me in the position where I have to work out what is right for my family and me . ’ |
| 6 | I only hope that by following this advice other members do not face the ordeal to which Mr Holdsworth was subjected . |
| 7 | Once home — and although she had eaten nothing for several hours — Annette found that she could not face the thought of a meal , even though her husband offered to prepare one for her . |
| 8 | Whether she could not face the thought of having a stepson foisted on her . ’ |
| 9 | If we can not face the idea of feeding animal products to our pets then we should switch from keeping cats to keeping canaries . |
| 10 | At Winterton ( Fowler 1818 , no. 2 ) he , evidently , played a very large ? lyre and did not face the spectator . |
| 11 | She was often in tears as they travelled to the various venues , telling her husband that she simply could not face the crowds . |
| 12 | She had to be carried into Afghanistan that fateful summer because she could not face the rigours of the journey and took refuge in illness . |
| 13 | Dancing was a pleasure in itself , as holidays were , and if one has to take them alone or with friends , then why not face the music and — give it rock all ! |
| 14 | With Microsoft in its corner and actual Windows code under its hood , Insignia would not face the problems Sun faces keeping current with Windows development . |
| 15 | With Windows source code , Insignia would not face the problems that Sun faces keeping up with Windows development . |
| 16 | With Microsoft in its corner and actual Windows code under the hood of its product , Insignia would not face the problems that Sun faces keeping up with Windows development . |
| 17 | With Windows source code , Insignia would not face the problems that Sun faces keeping up with Windows development . |
| 18 | I had planned to go back by bus to Fulham , as I still could not face the underground . |
| 19 | But I can not face the world that you have left , ma'am . |
| 20 | Assurances had been given by the USA that he would receive a fair trial and would not face the death penalty . |
| 21 | The two of them ate well , but Charlotte could not face the meal . |
| 22 | Admittedly , the weather was worse , English fortunes were at a low ebb , and the higher charges may well have deterred many people , especially the Caribbean fans ; but one suspects that some thousands of people simply could not face the prospect of yet another day almost entirely given over to fast bowling . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , they played in blue strips and Nicholas could not face the prospect of signing for a team that wore the same colour of shirts as Rangers , and so he returned to Celtic Boys Club to await his calling from Paradise . |
| 24 | I could not face the prospect of spending a long holiday in Weymouth , because I would argue with my sister , and it rains too much in Weymouth . |
| 25 | My sympathies , however , were very much with the wretched fellow who had the courage to own up that he could not face the prospect any longer of flying against a lethal enemy . |
| 26 | AS a victim of the eating disorder bulimia , Joanna Grenside could not face the Christmas season of family meals and parties . |
| 27 | On coming home , one , because of psychological stress and the consequences of not having resolved anything , preferred not to face the future — and therefore took an overdose . |
| 28 | Brown claims that Government has not faced the failures of the present Labour 's ‘ quack ’ cures will damage patient — Ridley Queen 's speech debate . |
| 29 | He had not faced the possibility that Anna might die . |
| 30 | She knew she was handling this badly , acting like a fool , making a scene because she could n't face the pretence , could n't face having to stifle her feelings , her crazy and immature hopes — hopes that would always be doomed to failure where a man like Luke Denner was concerned . |