Example sentences of "to [art] face " in BNC.
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1 | Much of this is due to the face that , following the recent Monopolies and Mergers Commission report on pub ownership , many breweries are actually moving out of brewing itself and concentrating instead on pub management — an area where they believe they stand to make the greatest profits . |
2 | Some referees appear to see only one half of a pair of techniques and , while reverse punches are seldom missed , snap punches to the face often are . |
3 | Compare this with the rather more obvious open-hand attack to the face . |
4 | Similarly , roundhouse kicks to the face may land with a slightly heavier impact because they are inherently more difficult to control and yet are to be encouraged . |
5 | Referees seem incapable of deciding whether a fast , controlled snap punch to the face has scored or not , and they generally disallow them . |
6 | Only the lightest contact is allowed to the face |
7 | Fast jabs to the face are ideal for this purpose , because if they look effective they cause the opponent to throw back his head . |
8 | The first punch may be to the face , so attention is focused there . |
9 | What nonsense — they are relative to the face side/edge , or the reference plane as the author calls it . |
10 | The national brewers , whose attitude to staff and tenants would bring a blush to the face of the average Victorian mill owner , object to new legislation that would deprive them of the right to evict tenants and their families at a moment 's notice . |
11 | Street Scene is the climax of this quest , an opera that speaks with the accents of Broadway , but which holds up a typically critical and compassionate mirror to the face of his adopted city . |
12 | This is alright but it does tend to bunch up a lot when it 's pulled in close to the face . |
13 | With true Mediterranean emotion the hands move to the face to emphasise tragedy . |
14 | When Professor Aldini applied galvanism to the face of a felon who had just been cut down from the gallows , |
15 | TEN PEOPLE WHO OWE IT ALL TO THE FACE ( All right then , ten we helped along the way ) |
16 | A talented photographer who contributed regularly to THE FACE , his work can be seen at the National Portrait Gallery , London , from Nov 8-Jan 20 . |
17 | It held a pillow to the face of every other kind of music . ’ |
18 | There 's a lot of sheer face to The Face . |
19 | There , sure enough , I found the recipe for dissolving phosphorus in olive oil and applying it to the face for a ‘ ghost ’ . |
20 | The word person or ‘ persona ’ refers to the face each one of us puts on the world . |
21 | For it is to this that another reacts and it is to the face of another that I speak . |
22 | The beards come in a range of attractive colours ; pink to match your top , green , surfing blue , day-glo yellow and natural brown for those who desire a more rugged countenance , and once strapped on to the face with its Gortex-coated elastic strap , the beard provides the wearer with complete all-round chin exposure protection . |
23 | Just to know that he was there could bring a smile to the face and to know now that he was n't brought an ineffable sadness to them all . |
24 | Although inspired by Gattefossé , she developed a special massage technique of applying essential oils along the nerve centres of the spine as well as to the face . |
25 | How to use : Apply a thin layer to the face and neck and leave on for 10–15 minutes . |
26 | Caring for your skin needs to go deeper than superficial ‘ beauty care ’ confined to the face . |
27 | A weekly face-pack , or mask as they are often called , can be applied to the face and neck after ordinary cleansing , or better still , after an aromatic bath or facial steam while the skin is still moist and warm and therefore , more receptive to whatever you put on it . |
28 | From my own experience , essences used in baths and general massage will help the complexion whether or not they are applied directly to the face . |
29 | Flushes to the face |
30 | Flushes to the face . |