Example sentences of "face set in " in BNC.
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| 1 | His father , gaunt and grey , supported her with strong , clay-hardened hands , his face set in bleak endurance . |
| 2 | Amanda Harris plays her as a termagant who steams about like the mad woman in the attic , her face set in a perpetual lockjawed scowl . |
| 3 | He caught the man 's wrist , smashed the useless Uzi at the oval streaked face set in the black rubber cowl . |
| 4 | And every power-crazed agent is sniffing out their whereabouts , including mobster mastermind Cosmo ( Ben Kingsley with face set in concrete and sporting a daft ponytail ) , who has a festering score to settle with Redford . |
| 5 | Her eldest brother Mickey was walking up and down the room talking , his face set in a dark scowl . |
| 6 | She looked round once and saw Adam stumbling after her with Liban , his face set in a wild , burning stare . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Finn put on a mask and turned into Mephistopheles , shaggy eyebrows and moustache , pointed beard on a mottled , red and yellow face set in a snarl . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Devraux did n't look at his son as he spoke , but stared straight ahead along the track , his face set in harsh lines . |
| 11 | Scott ignored his insult and continued walking , his face set in hard lines . |
| 12 | ‘ What are you waiting for ? ’ she murmured , imagining his face set in a stubborn frown . |
| 13 | God knows I 'm a failure , an insignificant speck of human nothingness trampled on indifferently by every casual passer-by , thought Dyson as he followed his wife out of the kitchen into the living-room , with his fists clenched in his trouser pockets and his face set in an unyielding frown , but there is one thing in this world that I 'm not going to stand for , and that 's being nagged by my wife . |
| 14 | Her face set in a mask of intense fury , she slammed the doors hard as she left the court . |
| 15 | Graham started to smile , though he thought the joke itself might be in rather poor taste , but then he was aware of Sara turning quickly , putting her glass on the mantelpiece and looking straight at him , coming closer , her face set in strange hard lines , eyes bright , taking him by the elbow and turning her head as if to emphasise that she was talking to Graham , ignoring Slater , saying , " You do dance , do n't you ? " |
| 16 | He was in his middle thirties , his square tanned face set in a permanent appreciative smile , dark hair cut neat and fairly short . |
| 17 | He wrenched himself from her arms , leaving her suddenly chilled although the night was still very mild , and paced away from her on the veranda , then circled back to stare down at her once again , his face set in a grim , frowning mask . |
| 18 | He shifted his grip on his sword and , as the leading rider drew near , stepped out onto the road with a hand held up and his face set in a grin nicely calculated to reassure yet threaten . |
| 19 | He stepped past her into the room , then turned to face her , his face set in uncompromising lines . |
| 20 | Turning back , his strong face set in harsh lines that made him look older , he instructed coldly , ‘ Not one word of this will be breathed to Mother . |
| 21 | Instead , the arm he held captive fell back to her side as he loosed her , and he stood staring into the distance , his face set in grim lines . |
| 22 | His face set in harsh , familiar lines . |
| 23 | Penry looked as though he was about to burst into speech for a moment , then his face set in the familiar harsh lines , and without another word he turned on his heel and made for his sanctum , slamming the door behind him . |
| 24 | Abruptly his face set in bitter , angry lines . |