Example sentences of "could not face the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Admittedly , the weather was worse , English fortunes were at a low ebb , and the higher charges may well have deterred many people , especially the Caribbean fans ; but one suspects that some thousands of people simply could not face the prospect of yet another day almost entirely given over to fast bowling . |
| 2 | He secured permission from the Home Secretary for Lizzy to be disinterred but , unlike Berlioz , he could not face the grisly spectacle , and delegated the task to his lawyer . |
| 3 | Once home — and although she had eaten nothing for several hours — Annette found that she could not face the thought of a meal , even though her husband offered to prepare one for her . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , they played in blue strips and Nicholas could not face the prospect of signing for a team that wore the same colour of shirts as Rangers , and so he returned to Celtic Boys Club to await his calling from Paradise . |
| 5 | I had planned to go back by bus to Fulham , as I still could not face the underground . |
| 6 | The two of them ate well , but Charlotte could not face the meal . |
| 7 | AS a victim of the eating disorder bulimia , Joanna Grenside could not face the Christmas season of family meals and parties . |
| 8 | I could not face the prospect of spending a long holiday in Weymouth , because I would argue with my sister , and it rains too much in Weymouth . |
| 9 | She was often in tears as they travelled to the various venues , telling her husband that she simply could not face the crowds . |
| 10 | She had to be carried into Afghanistan that fateful summer because she could not face the rigours of the journey and took refuge in illness . |
| 11 | Whether she could not face the thought of having a stepson foisted on her . ’ |
| 12 | My sympathies , however , were very much with the wretched fellow who had the courage to own up that he could not face the prospect any longer of flying against a lethal enemy . |
| 13 | He was particularly anxious to return to the States before Mark left the company , as he simply could n't face the prospect of having to spell out to the Englishman the compensation terms and pension proposals which New York had worked out . |
| 14 | He could n't face the world . |
| 15 | She could have asked Dorothy of course , Dorothy knew about these things , but she could n't face the look of exasperation she knew she 'd get , the telling-off . |
| 16 | Anyway , you can see I feel confused about it still , because I could n't face the flak from your friends . |
| 17 | ‘ He could n't face the harsh , cold reality of telling his wife and children that the good life was over , that his days of living in lovely Rancho Santa Fe were numbered , ’ said the source . |
| 18 | I could n't face the embarrassment , and anyway I lack the courage . |
| 19 | ‘ He told me he could n't face the prospect of another divorce , which I understood because my parents split up a few years ago and it was very distressing , ’ she said . |
| 20 | It transpired that her family had moved to Tala-Tala and she could n't face the daily ten miles on foot . |
| 21 | She 'd gone in first thing but could n't face the idea of working . |
| 22 | Dexter knew it was tempting to ask Lancaster whether he was lying and that he really meant that he could n't face the idea of seeing his wife again , a wife he had murdered and left a bloody corpse on the floor downstairs only a few minutes before . |
| 23 | Could Eddie have run out of that corner deliberately because he could n't face the consequences of his gambling ? |
| 24 | She knew she was handling this badly , acting like a fool , making a scene because she could n't face the pretence , could n't face having to stifle her feelings , her crazy and immature hopes — hopes that would always be doomed to failure where a man like Luke Denner was concerned . |
| 25 | ‘ I could n't face the noise , ’ she explained . |
| 26 | You could n't face the thought of a handicapped wife so you hightailed it off the scene and out of her life . |
| 27 | ‘ It was probably because he was a doctor that he could n't face the future — he knew what to expect , ’ said Rachel bitterly , then as she caught sight of her mother 's expression she said hurriedly , ‘ Oh , I 'm not making excuses for him , I 'm just stating a fact . ’ |