Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] face [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was blood pouring down his face from a head wound , he had slipped from his sitting position and was now lying on his side , his knees drawn up . |
| 2 | My wig was swinging from the hooks on the charm bracelet , my orange hair tumbled over my face like a pound of grapes in an egg-cup and one shoe-less leg stuck out of a semi-detached dress . |
| 3 | She was excited to see her grandfather and uncle , running to hold up her face for a kiss . |
| 4 | He studied the hand , then her face for a couple of seconds as if mildly amazed that she should wish to touch him . |
| 5 | For the first time in my life , my hair behaved itself and curled round my face in a manner which I considered most flattering , and my make-up went on well on a skin which did n't have one spot or blemish . |
| 6 | Twelve inches of weighted line hung from the tip , ready to feed the cast ; it wrapped round his face like a bolus , sending the big hook shank-deep under his cheek-bone , close to the nose . |