Example sentences of "face [adj] [conj] she " in BNC.

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1 She broke off , her face rapt as she remembered some of the things she 'd seen , some of the things that had got to her .
2 Maybe she felt that if she could n't do it now , she would never do it ; maybe that was why her face hardened as she watched them , still apart , and imagined them , together .
3 ‘ That 's hard on a girl , ’ said Annie , and kept her face straight as she asked , ‘ What about a change of other things ? ’
4 I rub my face quick so she do n't see I 've been crying .
5 ‘ So Father was forced to make a choice between Mother , and his fiancée and Venice , ’ she said , her face soft as she thought of the power of romance .
6 Jared Tunstall , enraged by his daughter 's cool refusal to be intimidated in any way , advanced on her , his face stern as she had never seen it before , although his business rivals would have recognised it .
7 ‘ Did I kill him ? ’ she whispered , her face pale as she stared at the weapon .
8 She was looking down at the two children , her face animated as she turned the page of the book on her lap .
9 Lucy appealed to Silas , her face pathetic as she faltered , ‘ I 'm sorry — it was an accident — ’
10 Leonora shied a pillow at her sister , her face scarlet as she remembered how she 'd once pleaded with Penry to make love to her .
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