Example sentences of "set [prep] [adj] lines " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , to her relief , his face set into controlled lines and the dangerous light in his eyes dulled again . |
| 2 | Eb 's yellow face set into hard lines . |
| 3 | The bright light had left his eyes and his face was set into determined lines . |
| 4 | The girl 's face was set into rigid lines from the garden , robbing them of all expression . |
| 5 | Here are the famous Necker cube , the Muller-Lyer illusion ( equal length lines with inward- and outward-pointing arrowheads ) , the Ponzo figure ( equal-length bars set within converging lines ) , Fraser 's twisted spiral patterns ( not spirals at all , but circles ) , the impossible objects ( ’ devil 's pitchfork ’ , endless staircase , impossible triangle ) and many , many more . |
| 6 | Several were in groups of four , three standing slabs of stone over which a fourth lay as a roof , others lay tumbled in meaningless heaps , but still others seemed to be set in distinguishable lines and circles . |
| 7 | In Gulliver 's Travels ( Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World ) , 2 vols. , 1726–27 , the true first edition has a frontispiece oval portrait with an inscription set in two lines beneath the oval , not round it . |
| 8 | The Frenchman 's voice betrayed no trace of humour , and his tanned , leathery face remained set in unsmiling lines as he spoke . |
| 9 | But his face was set in sympathetic lines . |
| 10 | He stepped past her into the room , then turned to face her , his face set in uncompromising lines . |
| 11 | Devraux did n't look at his son as he spoke , but stared straight ahead along the track , his face set in harsh lines . |
| 12 | Turning back , his strong face set in harsh lines that made him look older , he instructed coldly , ‘ Not one word of this will be breathed to Mother . |
| 13 | He was walking purposefully toward Dr. Briant 's unit , two newspapers held firmly under his arm , and his face was set in hard lines of anger . |
| 14 | Scott ignored his insult and continued walking , his face set in hard lines . |
| 15 | Her face was set in grim lines and beneath her make , she was white with rage , her lips drawn in a thin line . |
| 16 | Instead , the arm he held captive fell back to her side as he loosed her , and he stood staring into the distance , his face set in grim lines . |
| 17 | Questions set on these lines have good diagnostic potential . |