Example sentences of "set [prep] [art] grim [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Branson stood beside Simon Draper , visibly shaking , his face set in a grim mask , ‘ I ca n't tell you , ’ he began , ‘ how sad I am that people have felt the need to have a meeting , without Simon and I being present . |
| 2 | After a few moments , a man entered , his face set in a grim expression that , while not malicious , certainly did n't show any sign of sympathy for their cause . |
| 3 | She was still talking about the snake that lived under the water tank when Tom swung the wheel and purred rapidly up the hospital driveway , and if his face was still set in a grim frown and he did n't seem to be listening to her words at all , she should n't have minded , because the object of the exercise had been to entertain Faye , not him . |
| 4 | Her mouth set in a grim line , she went to the kitchen door . |
| 5 | Sarah 's mouth set in a grim line . |
| 6 | His closely shaven face was tense and his usually sensuous mouth set in a grim line . |
| 7 | The lines from his nose to his mouth were deeper , his mouth was set in a grim line and his eyes were bleak , or perhaps her memory was at fault … but she knew it was n't ; she knew every inch of his face . |
| 8 | Folly 's mouth set in a grim line . |