Example sentences of "face [conj] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They all had to wipe the smiles off their faces when she came striding through the door . |
| 2 | Dot did n't want to hurt its face so she placed her knees carefully to one side of the lamb so that they pressed into the sewn field of flowers on the edge . |
| 3 | He was holding her hand and staring down at her with an extraordinary expression on his face that she had never seen before . |
| 4 | And it was her Dad 's face that she saw , briefly superimposed on Simon 's , as he slid helplessly down the slimy walls . |
| 5 | It was while she was wiping her face that she began to get an uncanny feeling that she was being watched . |
| 6 | He could tell by the look on her face that she counted herself among them . |
| 7 | He looked at her and frowned as though he would make a denial and then he saw from her face that she knew the truth . |
| 8 | She is looking for a dress for me and she is waiting to comb my hair , and she has the look on her face that she has when she guts the chickens . |
| 9 | It was clear from Fräulein Silber 's face that she did not think highly of modern art . |
| 10 | Dexter rather liked it but he knew from the indifferent look on Blanche 's face that she did not : she was very classic in her tastes . |
| 11 | She was saddened and alarmed by the white face and big dark eyes that stared back at her from a thinner face than she remembered . |
| 12 | There , looking older and puffier about the face than she remembered , was Lorimer De Belving . |
| 13 | He bellowed with pain and rage , and sitting astride , continued punching her savagely in the face until she lay still . |
| 14 | Maggie looked at him ironically and the dark eyes were turned fully on her , inspecting her face until she had the mad urge to shut her eyes and block out the intent gaze . |
| 15 | Helen looked at the man 's face until she drew his gaze . |
| 16 | Colour rose in her face and she stared at him in horror . |
| 17 | The boyish expression transformed the hard planes of his face and she stared at him as if she was seeing him for the first time . |
| 18 | Of a sudden Aggie rose from the table and left the room , and the smile slid slowly from Millie 's face and she looked at the funny young man , as she thought of him , and said , ‘ Is she vexed ? ’ |
| 19 | Then as he turned towards her the overhead lights that she had switched on to look through her dresses shone directly onto his face and she noticed how pale and drawn he looked , lines that were usually unnoticeable etched between nose and mouth , eyes almost feverishly bright . |
| 20 | The light from the window struck his face and she noticed small lines which she did n't remember , an increased leanness emphasising the strong bone-structure of his cheeks and jaw . |
| 21 | Her voice died away when she saw the strain on Jenna 's face and she came round the bed , her eyes racing over Jenna 's pale face . |
| 22 | Rune 's eyes swept across her open face and she saw his jaw tighten momentarily as he clearly read her distress . |
| 23 | Her hair fell over her face and she glowered at him . |
| 24 | Tears were flooding her face and she wiped them frantically away with the sleeve of her jersey . |
| 25 | A scowl breaks out on Mota 's face and she smiles and shakes her head . |
| 26 | The warm wind blew her hair from her face and she gazed out across the sea where craggy pitons struggled up from the blue sea . |
| 27 | As she emerged into the Rue Castiglione the cold hit Harriet like a slap in the face and she lifted her camera , easing the zipper of her sky-blue ski jacket right up under her chin and turning the collar up around her ears . |
| 28 | Mary described to Mick how the young girl had stood in the hall , her face cupped between her palms , and gazed about her , while the tears ran down her face and she kept muttering , ‘ Oh Martin ! |
| 29 | She shut up and her mouth fell into a gape , the sweat appeared in globules on her upper lip , the colour deepened in her face and she seemed to have to force breath into her lungs as she listened to him now saying , ‘ You 'll not tell me any more what I 've got to do and what I have n't got to do . |
| 30 | I looked at her face and she said to me , ‘ I 've got something to tell you . ’ |