Example sentences of "[verb] at the [adj] face of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be surprising if Tolkien had not looked at the calm face of Tollund Man , or the hideously frightened one of ‘ Queen Gunhild ’ ( all too obviously still struggling as she was pinned down alive ) , and reflected that these were the true lineaments of his pagan ancestors . |
| 2 | O K , let's look at the three faces of stress . |
| 3 | If this all sounds a bit old-fashioned and too good to be true , you have only to look at the happy faces of these children who thoroughly enjoy spending their weekends mucking out , cleaning tack and grooming , while waiting their turn to ride . |
| 4 | She went home — alone — and sat in darkness staring at the blank face of the television until eleven , and then she went to bed and stared at the ceiling instead . |
| 5 | Luther Reynolds clenched the sides of the chair , his large fists curling and uncurling , and his fiery dark eyes glaring at the determined face of David Miller , the stepson he had come to resent with such bitterness that he could taste it . |
| 6 | Bodie stood by Doyle 's bed and stared at the pale face of his friend , the eyes closed but moving restlessly beneath the lids . |
| 7 | Sister Rosario looked at the pinched face of Maura Ryan and her heart went out to the child . |
| 8 | She looked at the cracked face of her cheap wristwatch and swallowed nervously . |
| 9 | Trying not to scream , she sat up and , without putting on the light , looked at the illuminated face of the alarm clock . |
| 10 | Shelley looked at the happy faces of her companions , and knew they wanted to be alone , however sweet they were being . |
| 11 | Blake looked at the exasperated face of the Doctor , ' … but this computer can predict what I 'm going to do . |
| 12 | Three mutations directed at the C-helix face of the protein have also been analysed . |
| 13 | Sipping lager , we gazed at the front-page face of a dour middle-aged nurse who had been sacked for making porno movies on hospital premises . |