Example sentences of "[unc] face [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman 's face cleared like magic and she smiled back at him , not missing the subtle compliment he had paid her , and Fran had to bite back an urge to grind her teeth . |
| 2 | Father Duryea 's face contracted around the scorched core of his nose . |
| 3 | Richard 's face pressed into the pillow under the unmoving weight . |
| 4 | I saw Pike 's face pressed to the glass . |
| 5 | He looked at his son 's face illuminated by the firelight . |
| 6 | It had only been a shot in the dark ; playing a hunch really , but Johnny 's face reddened and he looked momentarily discomfited . |
| 7 | Pike 's face reddened with fury . |
| 8 | Mark 's face hardened into an expression of bitter hatred . |
| 9 | Bending to pick it up , Constance saw her father 's face framed by a farm worker 's legs . |
| 10 | Home 's face twisted into a snarl . |
| 11 | Suddenly Joe 's face split into a grin . |
| 12 | In desperation he tried heathen Trob , and the little man 's face split into a delighted grin . |
| 13 | Kersey 's face split into a grin that would have intimidated a gorilla . |
| 14 | Lachlan 's face filled with delight , and his teeth grinned white in his great red beard . |
| 15 | Miranda 's face crumpled and she started to weep . |
| 16 | Elinor 's face crumpled and she started to cry . |
| 17 | Lina 's face crumpled into a grimace . |
| 18 | The priest 's face straightened and he looked meaning-fully at Michael . |
| 19 | Maura 's face straightened and she looked earnestly at her little friend . |
| 20 | Major 's face cut by egg thrown from close range |
| 21 | Jenna 's face flooded with colour and Alain slowly let her go , leaning forward to start the car . |
| 22 | Even now the two Rainfords were watching from their own table and Maggie 's face flooded with colour at the looks she was getting from Peter Rainford . |
| 23 | Mrs Lennox 's face drained to a pasty white as Maggie told her . |
| 24 | Araminta 's face screwed into a mask of rage and she breathed deeply , as if she could barely contain herself . |
| 25 | Elisabeth 's face contorted as her mind filled with contradictory thoughts . |
| 26 | As they went down the steps , Sigarup 's face contorted at the sudden jarring movements . |
| 27 | Robyn 's face contorted with the effort of appearing calm . |
| 28 | Putt 's face contorted with an expression of such mad rage that the frightened pot-man fled . |
| 29 | Her face was distorted with rage , a horrible clown 's face painted red and white , her body a red tub supported by nyloned legs . |
| 30 | Eve 's face tightened into that hard look that she used to have before . |