Example sentences of "[noun sg] 's face when [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had gripped the gnome 's face when I heard the weaving , low registers of Leon 's clarinet . |
| 2 | She was just bending over to pat powder on to a young actress 's face when she heard the door open behind her and a strange tingle of apprehension prickled the back of her neck . |
| 3 | Imagine the horror on my beloved 's face when he discovered I had in fact flung in the rubbish his much prized and read collection of Guitarist magazines ! |
| 4 | The scared look on the girl 's face when she caught sight of Wycliffe in the yard . |
| 5 | He remembered the child 's face when he 'd tried to explain to her about devils . |
| 6 | She remembered the doctor telling her , as gently as he could , that it was unlikely that she would have more children , and the shocked look on her husband 's face when he heard the news . |
| 7 | All she could think of was the panic on the other woman 's face when she 'd seen her . |
| 8 | Have you , have you ever seen the expression on a man 's face when he takes the out , do a crap , stand up and find it 's not there ? |