Example sentences of "[pron] eyes [was/were] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | And all the time , when my eyes were on him , I desired him . |
| 2 | My eyes were on the far side of the valley where the track was clear and unbroken to the next turn above the main gorge . |
| 3 | Their eyes were on him , enquiring . |
| 4 | Their eyes were on the Miracle-Worker , the Angel Gabriel , perched in motionless splendour on a silver-gilded cloud , his hair awash with sunlight and his magical face worn like a mask that concealed some greater magic . |
| 5 | She went in , and because her eyes were on ceilings and walls did not realise at once they were , after all , there , two low huddling mounds , under blankets , shawls and all kinds of bits and pieces of stuffs , mostly flowered . |
| 6 | Her eyes were on his new sheepskin coat . |
| 7 | Her eyes were on a level with his chest , where his tie hung crookedly from a casually loosened knot . |
| 8 | Rose took the hand she held out , but her eyes were on Theda 's copper crown . |
| 9 | Her eyes were on Theda 's in a look so compelling that Theda felt as if her mind were being dragged out to be read . |
| 10 | Her eyes were on a level with his nose and they were brown and full of life . |
| 11 | Her eyes were on his mouth and , as though spellbound , she watched his lips forming the erotic words while heat suffused her body and her heart bounced about like a bumble-puppy . |
| 12 | ‘ Did you notice how his eyes were on me almost right through the performance ? |
| 13 | His eyes were on Isobel , who was staring at her hands , and Dorothy felt a wave of jealousy at Isobel 's Dresden china beauty and her look of compliant gentleness . |
| 14 | During the tight formation take-off his eyes were on Stefan and the Spitfire as they climbed to get on top of the haze . |
| 15 | His eyes were on the street , scanning the few passers-by . |
| 16 | His eyes were on the numerous doors lining the corridor , and he could n't help wondering what went on behind those doors . |
| 17 | Each man looked at anything other than Kennedy so long as his eyes were on him . |
| 18 | His eyes were on Rostov 's face as he strapped it on . |
| 19 | His eyes were on a level with Alexei 's and he smiled unpleasantly . |
| 20 | His eyes were on the string . |
| 21 | His eyes were on Della . |
| 22 | His eyes were on her mouth , promising retribution in the form of a punishing kiss if she attempted to speak . |
| 23 | His eyes were on Meredith , who was framed against the peeling ochre wall , her flame-burst of hair a startling contrast to her pale cream skin and the delicate snowflakes which lay scattered on her head like confetti . |
| 24 | His eyes were on her lips and Jenna looked at him with wide , worried eyes . |
| 25 | His eyes were on Hasan . |
| 26 | His eyes were on the casket . |
| 27 | Crouched in the shadows , Scathach watched , but his eyes were on Tallis , not on her fingers as they moved swiftly over the charm . |
| 28 | He had his finger up to his lips as a warning to Colley , but his eyes were on the stranger standing in the doorway . |
| 29 | His eyes were on her . |
| 30 | His eyes were on her mouth . |