Example sentences of "[vb past] at the [adj] face " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delaney shook Lawton by the hand , and nodded at the other faces , regarding them levelly . |
| 2 | Benjamin muttered the Requiem , stared at the mottled-hued face and carefully examined the wrists of the dead man . |
| 3 | Grimma stared at the huge face . |
| 4 | I stared at the skull-like face , the hollowed cheek bones , the red hair now combed smoothly back from the forehead . |
| 5 | Bodie stood by Doyle 's bed and stared at the pale face of his friend , the eyes closed but moving restlessly beneath the lids . |
| 6 | Sister Rosario looked at the pinched face of Maura Ryan and her heart went out to the child . |
| 7 | Elliott looked at the three faces watching him . |
| 8 | She looked at the cracked face of her cheap wristwatch and swallowed nervously . |
| 9 | Trying not to scream , she sat up and , without putting on the light , looked at the illuminated face of the alarm clock . |
| 10 | Shelley looked at the happy faces of her companions , and knew they wanted to be alone , however sweet they were being . |
| 11 | All I remember thinking of as I pushed the trolley and looked at the red face and eyebrows was , My friend , you are about to take the longest journey a man ever takes in this life . |
| 12 | Blake looked at the exasperated face of the Doctor , ' … but this computer can predict what I 'm going to do . |
| 13 | Huy looked at the over-long face , the ridiculous beard , and realised with a sudden shock that the man was scared . |
| 14 | Merrill smiled at the glowing face and said , ‘ Yes , I 'd love to see it … ’ |
| 15 | Her Mum smiled at the woebegone face . |
| 16 | Sipping lager , we gazed at the front-page face of a dour middle-aged nurse who had been sacked for making porno movies on hospital premises . |
| 17 | ‘ He 's wonderful , ’ he gasped , as he gazed at the little face and held each tiny hand , studying the miniature nails in wonderment . |