Example sentences of "face and [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 FA CUP semi-final football returned to Hillsborough yesterday with a smile on its face and without a hint of serious crowd trouble .
2 To such men it was unthinkable to meet such a fellow face to face and across a table on equal terms even though it might no longer be diplomatic for an official of the Federation to admit this in public .
3 Annabel Hogan looked at Sean Walsh 's concerned face and at a stroke all the careful , calming work of Mother Francis was destroyed .
4 Smooth 'd up his Face and with a leering Eye
5 She sits on the train next to you , a little shabbily dressed in a dark blue overcoat , plain of face and with a hairstyle that is practical rather than glamorous .
6 Interested curiosity replaced the look of fear on Malc 's face and for a moment I hated him .
7 Then he brought his blazing eyes unhurriedly to her face and for a long moment she found herself wishing time would stand still ; when he looked at her like that … she swallowed , felt her pulse beating wildly ; his eyes were devouring hers .
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