Example sentences of "face as if [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked at their sceptical faces as if seeking support . |
| 2 | Firing the bolter with one hand he waved the sizzling power sword frantically in front of his face as if fanning wasps away . |
| 3 | Ludens , hot and flushed , sat down , smoothing his hair and running his fingers over his face as if to put it too in order . |
| 4 | He tilts his head and gazes into my face as if searching for the answer . |
| 5 | Holding her at arm 's length he stared into her face as if to memorise every detail . |
| 6 | Mandeville simply stroked his dark face as if weighing up carefully what he was to do next . |
| 7 | Rocked to the very centre of her being , all thought of resistance erased from her mind , she stared wide-eyed at his dark , angular face as if imprinting it on her brain . |