Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] straight in the face " in BNC.
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| 1 | I turn away so I ca n't look at her , but she leans over and looks me straight in the face . |
| 2 | To which and looking him straight in the face , she had answered , ‘ Do n't count on it , ever . ’ |
| 3 | Now it was drawing to its end she gathered the courage to look him straight in the face . |
| 4 | She pulled herself together , swallowing hard , and forced herself to look him straight in the face . |
| 5 | ( He resumes pacing , then , spinning on his heels to avoid the wall , he veers round , stares you straight in the face , hands flared , fingers spread frozen in time and space , chin tucked in on itself like a gossiping neighbour , takes another deep breath through the nose , opens his mouth , swivels his eyes to left and right and walks clean out of the room . |
| 6 | And then he looked me straight in the face , ‘ One day , soon , Nicky , God 's spirit is going to deal with you . |
| 7 | Some houses frown ; some look indignant , prim or shy ; but this one looked you straight in the face and greeted you with a smile . |
| 8 | Mrs Bennett , large , matriarchal and down-to-earth , stared her straight in the face . |
| 9 | He looked her straight in the face . |
| 10 | He came and stood beside her , and looked her straight in the face . |
| 11 | She looked him straight in the face now as she said , ‘ She does n't take such things into account ; she 's a law unto herself ’ |
| 12 | He just looked at me and then punched me straight in the face . |