Example sentences of "on his face that [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ever the gracious hostess , I see , ’ he said with a cool irony , looking round the neatly furnished and immaculately tidy room with an expression on his face that irked her . |
| 2 | Pat was deeply hurt , but Ken maintained a look on his face that seemed to be as shiny as the brown shoes he wore under those immaculately pressed trousers . |
| 3 | He was watching her , an enigmatic expression on his face that made her wary , even though it was hard to keep her eyes open . |
| 4 | I suppose it was the expression on his face that made me scream . ’ |
| 5 | Luke laughed , reaching out to tilt her chin and look into her eyes with an expression on his face that made an immediate shudder run down her spine . |
| 6 | Two hours later Ace walked in with an expression on his face that had her standing up , her face turning scarlet with mortification . |
| 7 | The count 's cold voice and his return to formality assured Maggie that he had seen this small action and now he sat beside her with a set look on his face that told her he might very well not speak for the whole of the journey . |
| 8 | Mr Browning , with an expression on his face that said he guessed what this was about and it did not please him , nodded . |
| 9 | He looked at her now , a sheepish half-smile on his face that said , ‘ I 'd better not antagonise him further by passing a minute with you . ’ |
| 10 | Alain had just walked into the room and stood in the doorway with a frown on his face that promised trouble , and his mother appealed to him instantly . |
| 11 | Cornelius , the man who had suggested the ill-fated drive to Burford , the man who had stayed behind when the others started back to Oxford , sat before Harry , twenty years on , with a smile on his face that mixed candid reminiscence and flagrant duplicity . |
| 12 | With an expression on his face that suggested he could not fight any longer , David pulled her towards him and slowly stroked her head and back . |
| 13 | It was the condescending look on his face that did it . |