Example sentences of "could not [verb] his eyes [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And though he could not lift his eyes to the streetlights |
| 2 | Although ostensibly listening to what Jonadab was saying , he could not take his eyes off Sarah . |
| 3 | Willie could not take his eyes off him . |
| 4 | He noticed a sketch I had been doing of Miss Oliver , and could not take his eyes off it . |
| 5 | Alec could not take his eyes off her . |
| 6 | But he could not take his eyes off the photograph in front of him . |
| 7 | Jim Lester , a portly Tory MP , who was partly hidden by a pilaff , could not take his eyes off her . |
| 8 | Edward undid his tie , but for the life of him he could not take his eyes off her . |
| 9 | Mike took one look at her furious face , and Ace 's flabbergasted one , and put up a hand to hide his mouth , but he could n't stop his eyes from dancing with amusement . |
| 10 | He could n't take his eyes off Zambia 's stomach which was revealed quite plainly as SHe sat up in bed . |
| 11 | And her husband could n't take his eyes off her . |
| 12 | Major Nogin was looking expectantly towards our table and Ralph Pike could n't take his eyes off the major . |
| 13 | Tommy , who was accompanying them on the mouth-organ , noticed that Charlie could n't take his eyes off Rose the barmaid who , although on the wrong side of thirty , never stopped flirting with the young recruits . |
| 14 | Coffin could n't take his eyes off it . |
| 15 | He just looked at Mr. Mendez , though you could n't see his eyes in the shadow of his hat brim . |
| 16 | In the other corner , Carmella had her hand in Joey 's , who , as usual , could n't keep his eyes off Noreen . |
| 17 | We sat down then and all the time he was eating Frankie could n't keep his eyes off her or the things that surrounded him . |
| 18 | He could n't keep his eyes off Ace . |
| 19 | The Special Branch man could n't believe his eyes as all our clobber went into the plane at Elstree . |