Take/get a facial expression

[99bottles]

Is this sentence correct, natural?

'As soon as she saw him, she got/took an expression of horror.'

 

[SoothingDave]

"Took" is wrong. "Got" or "made" is OK.

 

[emsr2d2]

It would be more natural to say "As soon as she saw him, she looked horrified" or "... a look of horror crossed her face".

 

[99bottles]

Do you others agree that 'made' and 'got' are correct?

 

[tedmc]

Do you others agree that 'made' and 'got' are correct?

You didn't ask about "made" in your original sentence.

I am not keen on got/took/made with expressions. Expressions come naturally from within a person, not from without, as the verbs suggests.

 

[emsr2d2]

You didn't ask about "made" in your original sentence.

"Got" and "made" were SoothingDave's suggestions in post #2. Here's a bit of good advice for everyone - read all the other responses before posting your own.

 

[Tdol]

"Took" is wrong.

Took on might work.

 

[emsr2d2]

Took on might work.

For me, that would work with "her face" but not with "she".

... she took on a pained expression. :cross:
... her face took on a pained expression. :tick:

 

[99bottles]

It would be more natural to say "As soon as she saw him, she looked horrified" or "... a look of horror crossed her face".

'... crossed her face....' implies something brief. How about '... appeared on her face...' ?

 

[Tdol]

Go for the simple:

She looked horrified/terrified, etc.