Example sentences of "his face [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took to cleansing , toning and moisturizing his face once he found that soap was bad for it . |
| 2 | She raised her glass to break it against his face but he intercepted her , snatching it from her hand . |
| 3 | She looked at her husband hopefully , expecting to find an answering smile on his face but he remained as he was , sunk back among the cushions of the armchair , as if turned to stone . |
| 4 | I am shouting into his face but he is n't listening . |
| 5 | A flicker of something crossed his face but he said nothing , merely inclined his head in return . |
| 6 | You 'd have imagined from all the interest on his face that I was trying to sell him my butterfly collection . |
| 7 | But such was the disappointment on his face that I was compelled to agree that we would enjoy such a picnic , which indeed is a delicious meal in other circumstances — at Henley during summer , or at Glyndebourne on a good afternoon — but in the middle of the South African veld , on our way to Rhodesia , its incongruity would have occurred to anyone except to a British diplomat . |
| 8 | Mam would n't say anything because she did n't want to throw it in his face that it was her money going down his throat . |
| 9 | He moved him a little and saw from his face that it was someone else . |
| 10 | He was holding her hand and staring down at her with an extraordinary expression on his face that she had never seen before . |
| 11 | There was nothing in his face that she could interpret as affection or even as desire . |
| 12 | Suddenly she released all the tenseness from her muscles , he relaxed his hold slightly , a surprised expression on his face that she should capitulate so easily , and she lifted her head with cold pride in every line of her body . |
| 13 | They drove in silence , and when she dared to glance across at him she found an expression on his face that she could not read at all . |
| 14 | There was an expression on his face that she could n't quite fathom , so she brought the conversation smartly back to business . |
| 15 | But she had said nothing , and she knew from the look on his face that he was thinking she was still bearing a grudge from the incident in the storeroom the previous night . |
| 16 | ‘ If you come out and tell a person to his face that he 's not selected and why , ’ I said , ‘ well , it might hurt but at least you know . ’ |
| 17 | No-one could have told from his face that he was absolutely livid with Sukey , but he did n't want a row , which would upset Daisy and gee Perdita up before the interview . |
| 18 | I could tell immediately by the look on his face that he knew about Granny , for news travelled fast in our district and nothing was secret for long . |
| 19 | I knocked on his door and when he answered I could tell from his face that he 'd been crying . |
| 20 | But the eyewitness who reported the scene noted that all could see from his face that he was greatly irritated by the French counsellor who had attempted to alter the terms of his homage and exact a fealty oath . |
| 21 | She saw by the look on his face that he was half afraid of her . |
| 22 | She knew by the expression on his face that he was hers , and she was confident her sexual ability could keep him happy until she was ready to move on . |
| 23 | Beside her Kim was struggling to hide his feelings , but Lan could tell from the paleness of his face that he was apprehensive and on edge . |
| 24 | And I told Heathcliff to his face that he could never have made Catherine happy , if she had been his wife . |
| 25 | I can tell by his face that he has not been successful . |
| 26 | She saw by his face that he had not , and grimaced as she thought of the gruesome tasks she was obliged to perform , degrading both for herself and for her far from easy patient . |
| 27 | When he turned it was obvious from his face that he had been having a long tussle with himself . |
| 28 | ‘ You ca n't be serious ! ’ she said , although she could see by the look on his face that he was deadly serious . |
| 29 | She halted , hesitated , flicked a glance at him and saw from the surprised look on his face that he was putting his own interpretation on why she was scurrying to her room . |
| 30 | He screwed up his face so it seemed to hide behind his huge nose . |