Example sentences of "[pers pn] face to [noun sg] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | A DAY out in Essex could bring you face to face with sharks , tigers or an Egyptian mummy — provided you know where to look . |
| 2 | Top-line caddying was at first only part-time for Dave , although even a part-time career brought him face to face with the second of the twin imposters , disaster , in 1971 at the Open championship at Royal Birkdale . |
| 3 | " And say your prayers regular , Tristram , that the good Lord may bring you back safe to us , " she added before turning quickly away to leave him face to face with Jennifer . |
| 4 | Litigation itself brings them face to face with the enormous differences between the theory and practice of law . |
| 5 | This rejection at least served the purpose of bringing me face to face with the uncomfortable fact that I was now without a job and almost without an occupation . |
| 6 | This predicament arises out of the demise of consciousness , when only consciousness , understood in a traditional way , can bring us face to face with , and hence give us any grasp on , the qualitative , as opposed to relational , properties . |
| 7 | Here an inner momentum brings us face to face with ourselves and we can choose between perpetuating the old pattern or learning from our experience . |
| 8 | But this merely brings us face to face with our old problem again . |