There were there a couple of reels of cotton, a packet of needles, a bit of silk ribbon, dark blue; a cabinet photograph, at which Hollis stole a glance before laying it on the table
face downwards. A girl's portrait, I could see.
She jumped up, and turned as many as she could,
face downwards, upon the floor.
For many Trojans and Achaeans on that day lay stretched side by side
face downwards upon the earth.
But he still held her, and, letting his glance fall from her
face downwards, he said, "Now, listen to this.
Besides, they had a knack of finding out my favourite seats and lounging in them just when I longed to lounge myself; and they took books out of the library with them, and left them
face downwards on the seats all night to get well drenched with dew, though they might have known that what is meat for roses is poison for books; and they gave me to understand that if they had had the arranging of the garden it would have been finished long ago--whereas I don't believe a garden ever is finished.
A man in a greatcoat lay
face downwards; dead drunk, across the pavement.
What a spectacle it must have been, to see this monstrous fellow sprawling in the air,
face downwards, kicking out his long legs and wriggling his whole vast body, like a baby when its father holds it at arm's length towards the ceiling.
She fell
face downwards upon the floor, and there was no longer any sound audible in the cell than the sob of the drop of water which made the pool palpitate amid the darkness.
"I took my glasses off to get the champagne out of my eye and in a split second I turn round and
face downwards and a some girls in front of me has a bottle down by their waist, shakes it and just as I turn my head, it just catches me perfect time, bullseye shot, absolute bullseye."
