Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] [noun sg] to face " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | With lots of luck I came face to face with a round face man in uniform . |
| 2 | All her joy drained away like water spilled on sand as instead of Penry Vaughan 's tall , broad-shouldered figure she came face to face with the woman who 'd once been his wife . |
| 3 | A Polynesian folktale tells of Rata , who travelled across the ocean and ingeniously outwitted a hungry whale by jamming open its jaws with a broken oar ; venturing in through the mouth he came face to face with his parents who had been gulped down before him . |
| 4 | Last winter I came face to face with one on the landing — I do n't know which of us was the more scared . |
| 5 | To her horror she came face to face with the two officers standing there with guns drawn . |
| 6 | On the landing outside Canon Wheeler 's door she came face to face with Miss Coldharbour . |