Example sentences of "then [vb past] face [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Romanov family were marched into the basement of a house then turned to face a dozen executioners jostling in the doorway for room to shoot . |
| 2 | Fei Yen jumped down from her mount , letting the groom lead it away , then turned to face the messenger . |
| 3 | He graduated from Valdese High School , studied chemistry at Wake-Forest University in North Carolina and then had to face a hard choice between his parents ' wishes that he return to work in the family businesses and his own strong interest in chemistry . |
| 4 | Brian then had to face the full force of the Sutherland-Anderson fact-finding machine on his own . |
| 5 | With both Leith and Sebastian in agreement about the flat , they then had to face the fact that although the inheritance from their grandfather was considerable it was nowhere near enough to buy the flat outright . |
| 6 | He peeled it off and threw it to one side then sat facing the three Americans . |