Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pos pn] face [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , he got his face mixed up with the spokes of — |
| 2 | The water splashed heavily against the glass , and rising to fumble for a towel , he saw his face distorted , the mouth hanging , the heavily-lidded eyes half hidden by glistening weeds of black hair like the surfacing visage of a drowned man . |
| 3 | He kept his face pressed to the muck as bullets drilled holes in the wall and door . |
| 4 | He kept his face averted while she drew nearer but when she was nearly beside him he turned it to her almost defiantly . |
| 5 | He held her face cupped and cradled in his great hand , hard against his cheek , and the beat of his blood passed into her veins and drew her own blood into the same passionate measure . |