Example sentences of "[pron] face as [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My own dead-straight mousy fringe and dimpled chin framed my face as it distorted in agony . |
| 2 | I felt the heat hit my face as I stared through the opening with narrowed eyes . |
| 3 | Howard gazes out of the window of his official car at people in the streets , trying to read the expression on their faces as they wait for buses or try to cross the road . |
| 4 | Great , round clouds rolled slowly across the sky like whales and a chill wind slapped their faces as they clattered along the pavement to Angelo 's Cafe . |
| 5 | If his hair swayed into her face as they settled in the bus she wanted to hold it , to rub her cheek on it , to put it to her lips , and she thought there would be no pleasure in the world like giving in to him , which she had been anticipating with impatience but anxiety for so long . |
| 6 | She was dressed in black , as always , making Riven wonder sourly if she were mourning someone , but there was a bright smile on her face as she took in the battered condition of Murtach 's patrol ; the bandaged Hearthwares , the clawed mounts and the weary eyes of them all . |
| 7 | Realising she 'd been dismissed , Kate did as she was bidden , but there was a thoughtful look on her face as she took in Dara 's furious expression and Ace 's non-committal one . |
| 8 | Julia , wearing a black leather jacket and faded jeans , hid her face as she scurried through Heathrow . |
| 9 | He wondered what was wrong , wishing he had had a chance to talk to Ruth — though from the expression on her face as she hovered behind Cashman she did n't know either . |
| 10 | Her face as she stood outside the register office , with that big municipal clock behind her , ticking off those first glistening moments of nuptial bliss . |
| 11 | The tears had run down her face as she stood at the sink , washing up after tea . |
| 12 | He read out her time of departure , time of arrival and flight number , advising her to write it all down as if she was a half-wit , and she was glad he was n't there to see her face as she scrabbled for a pen and paper . |
| 13 | His hands cupped her face as he moved over her sensuously and Maggie moved beneath him , her breath a wild gasping sound that brought more pressure from the sleek , demanding body . |
| 14 | He kicked his horse with a small , angry sense of mourning and followed Bicker as they made their way out of the square to the gates of the Rorim ; felt the wind rasp his face as they left behind the shelter of the buildings . |
| 15 | The rapture of vision was still on his face as she hunkered over the heater , trying to get the chill out of her fingers . |
| 16 | She saw the flicker of pain cross his face as she spoke of Lizzy and guessed that he was thinking of his own daughter . |
| 17 | She could feel his hard member pushing into her spine , the sweat on his face as it rubbed against her neck , and her own need was all consuming . |
| 18 | A sly grin crossed his face as he thought of an alternative billet in which to spend what remained of the night . |
| 19 | She could see the small scar on his right cheek and the firm jaw and the paleness of his face as he struggled with some inner demon . |
| 20 | He had a formidable reputation as a hard , cryptic , ruthless man whose god was perfection and whose greatest intolerance was for any weakness or sentiment which undermined it ; but there was something in his face as he looked at me which was very like kindness . |
| 21 | She could n't interpret the expression on his face as he looked at her . |
| 22 | Afterwards they lay together and Kate was amazed at the expression of tenderness on his face as he looked at her . |
| 23 | He was tucked away in a corner , the only man on his own , a solitary candle illuminating his face as he pored over the paper on which he was writing . |
| 24 | At their abrupt entrance he rose to his feet , surprise and concern crossing his face as he glanced from her to fitzAlan . |
| 25 | Cut to close-up of blood trickling from his face as he fell against the rail . |
| 26 | Holly saw his face as he passed behind him on the perimeter path , a face that was scraped with despair . |
| 27 | For a moment the flesh hung slackly on his face as he gaped at the damage , and then he sucked up his lips and took a deep breath . |
| 28 | Stapleton quickly managed to hide the look of surprise and disappointment on his face as he turned towards us . |
| 29 | Anyone who has used the technique of showing to a client edited video tape of research in progress on a group of consumers at a presentation , will notice the rapt expression on his face as he looks at real people talking about his product . |
| 30 | De Villiers was left talking to the air , a very thoughtful look on his face as he leaned against the doorway and watched fitzAlan stride across the bailey , towing Isabel behind him . |