Example sentences of "to come face to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Zoo 's own photographer managed to come face to face with this somewhat disrespectful giraffe , and yes , he was in an area available to the general public — albeit in a slightly acrobatic pose ! |
| 2 | Both sides were now eager to come face to face , and as General Cope moved forward from Dunbar towards Edinburgh the Jacobite army moved out to meet him . |
| 3 | Nell half expected to come face to face with Mahon inside . |
| 4 | ‘ Do those people at unemployment offices know what it 's like to come face to face with them ? ’ said Sharon . |
| 5 | Although Howard did n't actually have to come face to face with Brando , they had to share the same set . |
| 6 | It 's one thing to sit in a classroom writing down notes but it 's quite another to come face to face with an armed murderer or a cornered rapist , you mark my words . ’ |
| 7 | But one day , in the late seventies , he and Fleury happened to come face to face in Pall Mall and , after a moment , succeeded in recognizing each other . |
| 8 | Jenny was curiously reluctant to come face to face with this intruder whoever it was . |
| 9 | In fact , this was a totally disastrous time for her to come face to face with him . |
| 10 | ‘ I understand how you feel , but I think it would do your sister the world of good to come face to face with reality for once . ’ |
| 11 | He swung himself nimbly over the fence and was disconcerted to come face to face with Henry Yaxlee , walking purposefully from the direction of the school . |
| 12 | Besides , the last thing she wanted was to come face to face with Rune again , especially if he was in the arms of a reconciled Lotta ! |
| 13 | He has a right to come face to face with me , and judge for himself whether he can honourably deliver them , and never fear that he is helping to lure a brave man to his death . ’ |
| 14 | ( ‘ If forced to come face to face with the Subject avoid catching the Subject 's eye . ’ ) |
| 15 | Miguel Rafaelo said quietly , ‘ You do n't want to come face to face with yourself , then , Shelley . |
| 16 | And they 're made to come face to face with people who 've lost friends or relatives in drink driving accidents . |
| 17 | If they get the money , it 'll give the people of Gloucestershire the chance to come face to face with thir ancestors . |