I began, but then he hit me hard across my face with the back of his hand.
He hit me across the face with his open hand.
Something passed quickly across his face and then was gone.
It started on the right side and worked its way across his face.
Then he started to leave, but turned back, and a smile came across his face.
I cut him once, right across the face - nearly took his eye out.
With another wave of red across his face, the boy was gone.
He got the door open as I reached him and went inside, head down, arm raised across his face.
She didn't speak, but he saw the fear spread across her face.
She struck the child with her open hand across the face.