Example sentences of "[pos pn] face as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two or three weeks ago , a crossbow quarrel narrowly missed my face as we crossed the Lawnmarket . |
| 2 | in my face as we |
| 3 | I did like the smells ; drifts of Johnson 's baby shampoo wafting from her hair and mine , the beachy , balmy smell in my face as we ascended Elderberry Road , that persevering odour of fresh tar and suntan oil . |
| 4 | My own dead-straight mousy fringe and dimpled chin framed my face as it distorted in agony . |
| 5 | You were responding to our article about dog licensing and welfare ( License to Kill ) , and your angry , passionate letters ( ‘ tears are running down my face as I write ’ ) clearly showed that dog welfare , and the tremendous problem of strays , are issues which occupy many minds . |
| 6 | Apparently , the blank white space on that page matched the expression on my face as I envisaged programming the Alpha 2.0 unaided . |
| 7 | Just two days later , at a party attended by a particularly ‘ old ’ ( and tarty ) flame of his , the expression on my face as I watched the two of them exchange meaningful glances would surely have revealed the same disgust and disdain that Diana displays whenever she encounters one of her husband 's confidantes . |
| 8 | I felt the blood rush to my face as I heard her name . |
| 9 | I felt the heat hit my face as I stared through the opening with narrowed eyes . |
| 10 | ‘ One night during my routine , ’ he recalled , ‘ we mistimed a scene in which the door slammed in my face as I was about to walk through it . |
| 11 | He reached up to touch my face as he answered himself . |
| 12 | Together they were the opposite of women who will nod and nod as they pretend to listen to another , waiting for the first pause of breath to muscle in with the growing pains and glories of their own house , the impatience showing on their faces as they wait . |
| 13 | A junior platoon , still weeks from their own Pass-Off Parade , marches slowly past , the fatigue of a day 's fieldcraft training mixing with a look of envy on their faces as they notice the celebration of those for whom training is now a memory . |
| 14 | It was some kind of air duct , the hot , dry wind pushing into their faces as they moved away from the murderous thundering noise . |
| 15 | Nell 's lamp softly illuminated their faces as they held a council of war . |
| 16 | You see , I was with her when they met one day in the rose-garden and I watched their faces as they talked together . ’ |
| 17 | The pair had star quality written all over their faces as they hammed it up at a Buddy Holly tribute . |
| 18 | ‘ Serious , I 'd say , ’ said the second constable , but they both had grins on their faces as they resumed their beat . |
| 19 | Carrie felt sad when she saw the worried looks on their faces as they sat talking quietly , their hands cupped around mugs of steaming hot tea . |
| 20 | The men were happy again , the colour back in their faces as they talked together and began to walk on . |
| 21 | Howard gazes out of the window of his official car at people in the streets , trying to read the expression on their faces as they wait for buses or try to cross the road . |
| 22 | Great , round clouds rolled slowly across the sky like whales and a chill wind slapped their faces as they clattered along the pavement to Angelo 's Cafe . |
| 23 | Stephen and Millie are touching bows to strings , then screwing up their faces as they force pegs another fraction of an inch tighter , waiting for a string to break … |
| 24 | She was smiling all over her face as they crossed the stream , Betty nimbly discovering the stepping-stones and Lydia getting her feet wet . |
| 25 | If his hair swayed into her face as they settled in the bus she wanted to hold it , to rub her cheek on it , to put it to her lips , and she thought there would be no pleasure in the world like giving in to him , which she had been anticipating with impatience but anxiety for so long . |
| 26 | He watched her face as she scanned the street and the square ahead for a few seconds and then moved on . |
| 27 | A wide smile of welcome broke over her face as she brought her niece into focus . |
| 28 | I 'll never forget the look of concentration on her face as she ran . |
| 29 | Julia , wearing a black leather jacket and faded jeans , hid her face as she scurried through Heathrow . |
| 30 | A flicker of a smile passed across her face as she said this . |