Example sentences of "[noun] his eyes [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the light of the setting sun his eyes glittered like blue ice . |
| 2 | For a second his eyes met hers and then he came to her quickly , his body covering her own , pressing her down into the softness of the bed , his skin against hers an almost unbearable pleasure . |
| 3 | Andrew did n't smile and for a second his eyes locked with Benedicta 's . |
| 4 | He looked down , and as he gazed at the sleeping child his eyes glittered with what looked suspiciously like unshed tears . |
| 5 | Even during their teasing exchange his eyes had seemed to be giving another message , trailing over her lips and , briefly , to the V of her blouse . |
| 6 | He seemed edgy and ill at ease and as they took the lift up to the fourth floor and stepped out into the corridor his eyes darted from side to side as if he was terrified at what he might be about to see . |
| 7 | As they crept slowly forward over the plain his eyes searched for those tiny villages made of mud with their bamboo groves and their ponds ; and though the plain was perfectly flat the villages were somehow hidden in its folds , blending with it . |
| 8 | For a moment his eyes turned away from the city to the sleeping form of Madra . |
| 9 | For a moment his eyes looked at her beseechingly , then they clouded over and were vacant . |
| 10 | And it seemed to her that for a moment his eyes ensnared her , as though he had reached out a hand and taken hold of her . |
| 11 | Marc stopped laughing and for a moment his eyes darkened . |
| 12 | For the first time in days his eyes seemed to acknowledge her . |
| 13 | Half a gross on each board yeah , oh you could n't move away from your board at all and it was erm Mr his eyes seemed to be perhaps I should n't tell you this , but I 'm going to , it may be a bit humorous for you my er Mr used to send me out through the back way into street I think it is now , to wait for the paperman with a sporting book oh should I have said that ? |
| 14 | Black Wry rose in him against this creature , this monstrous being who was turning Ireland into black barrenness ; above the mask his eyes glinted and he wanted to spring on the Robemaker and tear his throat from his body . |
| 15 | When he raised his head his eyes burnt brightly . |
| 16 | In the Furness area his eyes had been opened to the beauties of nature and he wished to portray it all . |
| 17 | His voice was as sensual as raw silk , but when he saw her bewilderment his eyes drifted over to Mandy 's table . |
| 18 | Other things we can observe carefully , and then draw , such as a child , how his limbs grow , or his head , to look and see where for instance his eyes come in relation to the top of his head and the bottom of his chin . |
| 19 | As flashbulbs popped and he paid tribute to everyone involved in building the sleek yacht which had won the award his eyes roamed the room . |
| 20 | And later , when they had mentioned the unicorn to the Friar his eyes had become angry and he had demanded to know what reason they had for believing the unicorn was in the forest and had not been calmed until they explained . |
| 21 | He looked from the waiting ring of his retainers to the blank and nameless stone , and in the last pale ray of moonlight his eyes caught the small , obscure shape of the carved leaf . |
| 22 | He brought the book back then squatted there again , closing his eyes and opening the pages at random , reading the first thing his eyes opened upon . |
| 23 | Within seconds his eyes fluttered open , and she looked deep into those beloved blue depths . |
| 24 | She laughed shrilly , seeing the way his eyes had darkened in a way that made the breath lodge hard and heavy in her throat . |
| 25 | Robyn could smell the freshness of his cologne , see the way his eyes crinkled at the corners , notice for the first time the thickness of his lashes , the way his ebony hair would curl if allowed to grow long . |
| 26 | From the way his eyes kept darting to and fro she guessed that he had something more important to say and that he was waiting until Eleanor was safely out of sight and earshot . |
| 27 | That gentle tone meant danger , Isabel thought , mesmerised by the way his eyes bored into hers . |
| 28 | She saw the way his eyes narrowed , the uncomprehending expression on his face . |
| 29 | Perhaps it was the way his eyes flicked about as if hoping for an attacker to appear , or maybe it was the slight inclination of his head . |
| 30 | The silver-haired gentleman , who turned out to be fluent in English and very charming in a gracious sort of way , chatted to her amiably about the south of France , though Alyssia did n't miss the way his eyes wandered unconsciously across to his wife every so often . |