such a pretty nose
"Oh dear," said the Doctor. He qualified his statement with an, "Oh dear me."
Ace trailed a few steps behind him, trying unsuccessfully not to look guilty. The great statue's shadow fell over them both, providing welcome shelter from the blazing sun. "It did squash the Dalek, Doctor," she pointed out. "Splat. No Dalek, no problem."
"It did," the Doctor agreed.
"And maybe nobody will notice," she added hopefully.
The Doctor looked from the piece of rock, half-buried in the sand, to the newly remodelled face of the Sphinx. "And it was such a pretty nose, too," he said mournfully.
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