Example sentences of "i [vb past] [noun sg] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was at this point that I came face to face with the realisation that human beings could be studied like other animals , and I went on , past chimpanzees , to investigate the behaviour of this strange creature that I christened The Naked Ape . |
| 2 | Last winter I came face to face with one on the landing — I do n't know which of us was the more scared . |
| 3 | Turning a corner along a narrow track , I came face to face with a blustering capercaillie , as big as a turkey . |
| 4 | With lots of luck I came face to face with a round face man in uniform . |
| 5 | All these thoughts were racing through my head when I came face to face with you , and when you did n't show me out I could n't entirely understand why . |