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But what shocked me more than any signs of physical weakness was that his face was grotesquely criss-crossed with sticking-plaster, and that one large pad of it was fastened over his mouth.

The criss-crossed steel from the upper tier of the Bullens Road stand, which was designed by renowned architect Archibald Leitch, has been used as the influence for a modern graphic on the chest of the new home top.

Kitted out for Kenya trip with new strip; HOME SHIRT INSPIRED BY CRISS-CROSS STEEL OF GOODISON STAND

Martell employees criss-crossed the Charente countryside in branded trucks to hand-deliver the invitations.

Martell house celebrates 300 years of Cognac

And crazy platforms with criss-crossed leg straps could have come straight from Christian Grey's "playroom" in the raunchy new film.

Raunchy RiRi goes all Fifty Shades

Criss-crossed by bridges, 165 canals encircle the city, with Timeout describing Prinsengracht as the most picturesque.

Plenty to do in historic Dutch city

Iran is criss-crossed with fault lines and is regularly hit by earthquakes, experiencing at least one slight tremor every day on average.

Mild Quake Jolts Northern Iran

Earthquakes are a daily occurrence in Turkey, which is criss-crossed by geological fault lines.

Moderate quake shakes southeast Turkey

Diyala province, a fertile agricultural region criss-crossed by canals where Sunnis, Shi'ites and Kurds live side by side, has long been one of the most volatile areas in Iraq.

IRAQ - Mar 19 - Spate Of Bombs Hits Iraq Province North Of Baghdad

The once pristine moorlands are criss-crossed with roads and even though the turbines have yet to be built the work associated with providing the infrastructure has already disfigured this once picturesque area.

Pristine land has been disfigured; Views of the North

Rescue workers went door-to-door calling out to residents, many of whom were trapped by trees that criss-crossed their driveways.

Two killed as tornados wreak havoc

KATY: From the start she criss-crossed the Atlantic, often missing her husband going the other way.

Too hectic for loving