Example sentences of "his face that [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Browning , with an expression on his face that said he guessed what this was about and it did not please him , nodded . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | Riven felt a thrill of fear in his stomach , like ice poured liquid into the bottom of his lungs ; and then it was all he could do to steer his terrified horse in Murtach 's wake , and stay aboard as it swerved past rocks and bushes , and leapt hollows with the thunder of the other horses like a storm in his ears , and the rain a freezing hail in his face that blinded him . |
| 5 | I suppose it was the expression on his face that made me scream . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It was the condescending look on his face that did it . |