Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] ['s] face " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strange , even when he looked at his eldest son , whom he knew to resemble her , he could not remember Mary 's face . |
| 2 | She could n't see William 's face but something in his voice discouraged further questions . |
| 3 | He could n't see Ruane 's face because it was bent below the rim of the desk , as he put his shoes back on . |
| 4 | I could n't see Russell 's face or his reaction to all this . |
| 5 | She could n't see Alice 's face , only the loose wispy bits of her hair , glinting in the light from the guttering candles behind her . |
| 6 | She could n't find Nick 's face flannel by its flickering light and he would n't use hers . |
| 7 | I shall never forget Jordi 's face , his rueful smile , his fatalistic shrug as he was pushed into the car . |
| 8 | From my crevice between the two machines I can just see Pa 's face . |
| 9 | Mm , I can still remember Ann 's face now , oh this bloody thing , got it and threw it , no , no |