Example sentences of "pale [coord] drawn " in BNC.
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| 1 | This man was stocky and wiry , like a short-legged terrier , his face was pale and drawn , with two vertical worry-lines scored into the brow above the nose , and the hank of dark , flat hair that fell forward across his brow had clearly never had the attention of an expert barber . |
| 2 | Then as he turned towards her the overhead lights that she had switched on to look through her dresses shone directly onto his face and she noticed how pale and drawn he looked , lines that were usually unnoticeable etched between nose and mouth , eyes almost feverishly bright . |
| 3 | Even without the simple affirmation his face would have given her the answer ; he looked pale and drawn , as if he had slept even less than she had . |
| 4 | Sally tried to persuade him to stop but he said it was n't doing him any harm , even though he looked pale and drawn . |
| 5 | Mrs Major emerged from the plane at Andrews air force base looking pale and drawn . |
| 6 | Pale and drawn , his mouth was crease-downward in a Gallic facial representation of ‘ Say nothing , I have a headache and I 'm fed up with bacon and eggs . ’ |
| 7 | The Youngest Son , pale and drawn , but smiling and trying to tease , walked up the steps with a drip of sodium , sucrose and potassium attached to his left arm . |
| 8 | He took it into his garage and emerged five minutes later looking pale and drawn . |
| 9 | On the sofa behind her Julie was sleeping fitfully , a blanket covering her , her face pale and drawn , dark rings beneath her eyes . |
| 10 | She looked very pale and drawn , almost haggard . |
| 11 | Her charming face was pale and drawn , though she talked bravely . |
| 12 | Cathy was pale and drawn and she looked tired-not , he thought , like a woman who , expecting the sack , had found herself owning the business . |
| 13 | He looked pale and drawn , and Juliet could n't help wondering what had happened to Moira Charles . |
| 14 | The Duchess looked pale and drawn although she quickly put it down to her early start . |