Example sentences of "at the [adj] face and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Merrill smiled at the glowing face and said , ‘ Yes , I 'd love to see it … ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She does n't deserve a life like this , thought Mrs Jones , looking at the pale face and shadowed eyes before her . |
| 4 | ‘ He 's wonderful , ’ he gasped , as he gazed at the little face and held each tiny hand , studying the miniature nails in wonderment . |
| 5 | A resigned silence congealed over the rows of people and the Reverend Archibald Menzies gripped the edges of the lectern , closed his eyes and raised his face to the ceiling , then looked down at the serried faces and spoke . |
| 6 | Benjamin muttered the Requiem , stared at the mottled-hued face and carefully examined the wrists of the dead man . |
| 7 | The Marshal stared expressionlessly at the blushing face and then at the star on the young man 's epaulette . |