Example sentences of "[adv] with [pos pn] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those of us who helped constitute the large House of Commons majority in favour of the principle of joining the community did so with our eyes open . |
| 2 | It whined , backed away with its eyes fixed on Grimma , and then darted off into the darkness . |
| 3 | If you look around you downstairs with your eyes instead of your prejudices you 'll notice that the women here are as varied in age , weight and physical attributes as they are in race , colour or creed . |
| 4 | TONY CLEMENT is back tonight with his eyes on reclaiming the full-back role for Wales in the Five Nations Championship . |
| 5 | Nobody could sit so still with her eyes open . |
| 6 | Still with her eyes on the list she said , ‘ I think the place is misnamed . |
| 7 | Still with her eyes shut , she said , ‘ I 'm not leaving before Peter comes back . ’ |
| 8 | On top was the Queen with Princess Anne in a pushchair and Paul McCartney as Dad , and here was one I had near the beginning about being in a space-ship — Brian and me were weightless and floating around , and what we had to do was to get some stability by getting hold of this firework , a sort of Catherine wheel that was going round and round and showering sparks in our faces , so we closed our eyes and a fire-fanged beast roared flames at us and burned a hole in the space-ship and I fell , still with my eyes tight shut , out into the bottomless black void . |
| 9 | He breathed deeply with his eyes shut and I smelt a baked saltiness coming from his jeans and was reminded of Franky . |
| 10 | that said , it 's a must-see revival , but expect to enjoy more with your eyes than with your ears . |
| 11 | ‘ You go into the job , hopefully with your eyes as open as they can be . |
| 12 | A hostess in tight teeshirt and jeans lingers only long enough to assure Kate discreetly with her eyes that she is not poaching on her territory , smiles velvetly at Jeremy , brings them their drinks . |
| 13 | When you finish , sit quietly for several moments , at first with your eyes closed and later with your eyes opened . |
| 14 | He made no further remark but followed his companion towards a table , and she followed him now with her eyes . |
| 15 | Irena simply sat , quite often with her eyes closed . |
| 16 | Blessed are those that listen intently , yes even with their eyes on the president 's face , for they can be conned into volunteering . |
| 17 | Even with his eyes closed he had n't seemed relaxed . |
| 18 | But when I sit here , wide awake , with my eyes open or even with my eyes closed , then … " |
| 19 | The feel of the sun on our skins again was wonderful and even with our eyes covered the brightness of the sunlight was dazzling after so long in the gloom . |
| 20 | He lies upside-down with his eyes closed , his mouth open and his tongue hanging out . |
| 21 | She looked so peaceful and relaxed , lying there with her eyes closed and no expression on her face , just the good bone formation and the smooth flesh with the bloom of healthy , slightly darkened skin , like a madonna , very beautiful . |
| 22 | The boy fell to the ground and lay there with his eyes shut . |
| 23 | I 'm going to lie in bed in the darkness and the music and think I 'm with G.P. and he 's lying over there with his eyes shut and his pitted cheek and his Jew 's nose ; as if he was on his own tomb . |
| 24 | In the rectory garden the twins still laughed and clapped , more amused than ever because he was still standing there with his eyes closed , smiling at them . |
| 25 | I come in and put the bedside light on , and he lies there with his eyes half-open , conscious but immobilized , as if he were under some strange paralysing drug , unable to tell me what the trouble was , unable to nod or smile or shake off his dream . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm going there with my eyes open . |
| 27 | She searched his face again with her eyes . |
| 28 | When people adept at hypnosis sit quietly with their eyes closed , they may spend more time sending out alpha waves than people who are ‘ bad ’ hypnotic subjects . |
| 29 | Then we asked the students to sit quietly with their eyes closed and think about the costs . |
| 30 | Blessed are they who sit quietly with their eyes modestly cast downwards , saying nothing , volunteering nothing , for they are the majority of W I members . |