Example sentences of "face [verb] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The timber steps illustrated have been made from Forest mini sleepers , which look like logs , but have two flat faces allowing them to be placed one on top of the other . |
| 2 | Liam wondered why there were such long faces to greet him at the shop . |
| 3 | Leaves protected her , their broad faces covering her like skin . |
| 4 | Each of these faces absorbs us within their sphere of reflection where , although the formality of their titles and their professional roles in the artist 's life is relaxed , they continue to respond to the person who was in our vantage point at the time , the photographer . |
| 5 | What a ruthless bastard he was , she found herself thinking , the pain on Stephanie 's face touching her despite the other girl 's undisguised hatred . |
| 6 | It was almost lunch-time , but the sun on her face stroked her into lingering , into staying still . |
| 7 | He was making no effort to help her with this , but she was determined not to let that cold , impassive expression on his face browbeat her to the safety of her bedroom . |
| 8 | His face betrayed him to McAllister . |
| 9 | She was just about to go inside again when over to her right , by the high stone wall that marked the boundary of the Roscarrock estate , she heard a single , high-pitched whistle , and looking round she saw a face observing her from the other side . |
| 10 | The cliff face protected him from the Eel above . |
| 11 | From the right-hand page Vron 's face stared me in the eye . |
| 12 | Bright eyes in a pinched , cold face caressed her with their look . |
| 13 | I mean , there is one when she says that Bertha 's face reminded her of a vampire I suppose that 's probably the most Gothic moment . |
| 14 | Both men looked at her , and the expression on Dr Neil 's face struck her to the heart . |
| 15 | He had seen a face watching him at the window and he had recognized it . |
| 16 | I saw Pike 's weatherworn little face watching me with intense concentration . |