Example sentences of "face [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did she want to scald the face off a man ? |
| 2 | A small boy in pyjamas put down the basket he was weaving and looked at the face for a second or two , then turned back to his basket . |
| 3 | David Puttnam will be going round with a quiet smile on his face for a few days . |
| 4 | He stared into her pale furious face for a long time . |
| 5 | He studied the hand , then her face for a couple of seconds as if mildly amazed that she should wish to touch him . |
| 6 | There , sure enough , I found the recipe for dissolving phosphorus in olive oil and applying it to the face for a ‘ ghost ’ . |
| 7 | Looking up at Trent , she searched his face for a resemblance . |
| 8 | To pay for the considerable expense of running the hospital , the directors of Ca'Granda offered portraits to any worthy donor , the portrait to be painted full face for a large contribution , profile for a much smaller one and in various degrees between the two . |
| 9 | Staring into the pretty face for a moment , Agnes nodded , saying , ‘ That 'll come as a great surprise to him . |
| 10 | Susan , a part-time school cook , then had to put on a brave face for a holiday in Spain with her children Emma , 10 and Jonathon , 13 . |
| 11 | She was excited to see her grandfather and uncle , running to hold up her face for a kiss . |
| 12 | A sadness seemed to cross his face for a second but Constance was barely conscious of it . |
| 13 | His eyes did n't leave my face for a second . |
| 14 | Gabriel looked into her face for a long time . |
| 15 | The Annamese mandarin looked at Joseph 's eager face for a moment , then his eyes lost their watchful look for the first time and he smiled . |
| 16 | The Frenchman peered intently into his face for a moment without replying . |
| 17 | He ascended the steps of the altar very solemnly , and joined his hands before his face for a final convulsive moment of prayer , his eyes closed . |
| 18 | Alexei watched his father 's face for a reaction . |
| 19 | Bishop studied her face for a brief second . |
| 20 | There was a blank look on his face for a second and then he went on , ‘ Well , everything would have been different … everything . |
| 21 | The blue eyes , bloodshot but penetrating , held the detective 's face for a moment . |
| 22 | Dexter studied the TV presenter 's face for a clue as to her sincerity about regretting Nicola 's death but all he saw was brittle nervousness . |
| 23 | to run for cover so I held my hand over my face for a few moments before speaking . |
| 24 | Susan suspected her quarry had decided to stop wearing his own face for a while , so he could deal with his guests . |
| 25 | He looked up at her , studied her face for a moment . |
| 26 | Still he knelt in front of her , and Maria sat forward , lifting a hand and laying it open-palmed against the side of his face for a moment before tracing the angle of his cheek with gentle fingers . |
| 27 | Twoflower took out the golden disc that Rincewind had noticed before , squinted at its unseen face for a moment , muttered ‘ Thirty seconds should about do it , ’ and said brightly , ‘ Smile please ! ’ |
| 28 | Blood pressure , ’ she whispered and shone the light on my face for a second . |
| 29 | Searching Phena 's face for a response , and finding none , she sighed . |
| 30 | Very slowly , fitzAlan came back to her , gazing down at her face for a long moment . |