Example sentences of "look in his [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 His gaze travelled over her face , and the look in his eyes made her ache inside .
2 McDunn nods slowly , slightly , a distant look in his eyes like he 's not really nodding at what I 've just told him ; has n't been listening to a word I 've said , in fact .
3 And despite his smile and the teasing note in his voice , the look in his eyes said it was an order .
4 The look in his eyes frightened her : there was the look of murder in them .
5 But he had her between a rock and a hard place , and the look in his eyes told her only too clearly that he knew it .
6 She felt strangely shy about undressing in front of him , and the look in his eyes told her he understood .
7 The look in his eyes told her quite clearly he did n't believe a word of it , and she struggled to maintain a bland , ingenuous expression on her own features , wondering if even he could be cruel enough to brand her a liar .
8 It went against the grain to meekly obey , but the look in his eyes told her in no uncertain terms that she was standing on the edge of a minefield .
9 The knowing look in his eyes let her know she had n't fooled him for an instant , but he gave a single nod .
10 ‘ I have to talk to you about Nicola … ’ he murmured raggedly , the look in his eyes melting her stomach .
11 The questioning look in his eyes showed he had n't missed the slip .
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