Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] firmly fixed [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the authorities of the cat world do seem to have their eyes firmly fixed on possible dangers , and we can hope for a much greater restraint than has existed in the case of a number of breeds of dog . |
| 2 | College students in the 1990s should have their eyes firmly fixed on the year 2000 and beyond . |
| 3 | He paused , his eyes firmly fixed on his hands . |
| 4 | Richard muttered an affirmation , his gaze firmly fixed on the spotless grey carpet , and then , feeling obliged to speak up in Murray 's cause , added , ‘ I 'm sure it 's all a dreadful chapter of accidents , sir . |
| 5 | At school he did ‘ extraordinarily badly ’ by his own admission and he also failed to obtain a degree in agriculture at Cambridge University , but with his sights firmly fixed on a career in the family business , such academic shortcomings represented no real handicap . |
| 6 | Moderator I too would want to resist th th the addendum that has been proposed for number two because it seems to me that we 're concerned as a church with the issue of baptism and initiation and we want to keep our mind and our ideas firmly fixed on that however unpleasant and uncomfortable it is . |