Example sentences of "face [prep] it [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there 's the question of the yellow muslin dress — not on the face of it a central matter but … but again there is this sense of one 's fate having been manipulated by another . |
| 2 | The infinite possibilities of Masai life , on the face of it a simple desire to wander the earth following the cattle , have been denied . |
| 3 | On the face of it the latter view certainly seems the more rational , since the two states in question appear to contain elements that are inherently irreconcilable . |
| 4 | On the face of it the two seats should split evenly between the two big parties — North east to the Conservatives and South West to Labour . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , the old man had a wry sense of humour though on the face of it the other provisions in his will are probably more important . |
| 6 | On the face of it the first SAS operation had been a total disaster . |
| 7 | On the face of it the thermal noise appears to dominate . |
| 8 | I remember waking with my face in it the first whole night we spent together . |