Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] face to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had , after all , been summoned to meet you face to face in Downing Street the following morning and obviously any difficulties could be sorted out then . |
| 2 | Lucky old Shelley — the first woman to meet him face to face . ’ |
| 3 | A nationalist MP has challenged Loyalist gunmen , who murdered a father and son in Tyrone , to meet him face to face . |
| 4 | ‘ I wanted to see you face to face . ’ |
| 5 | " 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's something I need to say to you , Dad , and I 'll never have the courage to do it face to face . |
| 7 | It 's Death … and you want to ask it face to face . |
| 8 | The duet continued , with Gesner planted solidly in the middle of the stage , and Therese whirling and gliding around him , managing never to confront him face to face , and with wit and grace stealing the scene totally back from him . |