Example sentences of "[adv] his eyes [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly his eyes widened and he lunged forward . |
| 2 | ( This hits ROS between the eyes but only his eyes show it . |
| 3 | Only his eyes seemed alive , burning with a dark fire as he stared at her . |
| 4 | Only his eyes burned in the flawless face . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , for all that he 'd been around there was definitely something that was attractive and appealing about him ; only his eyes gave him away , because they could turn cold and introspective while those around him were whooping it up . |
| 6 | Nevertheless his eyes had begun to gleam with an excitement that was unwilling to be lured into hope . |
| 7 | Nevertheless his eyes rested on her , as they had done that first day . |
| 8 | A tear slowly rolled down his grandfather 's face , but still his eyes gazed at a point miles and miles away . |
| 9 | A slight flush had crept over Albert 's unlovely countenance , but still his eyes remained lowered . |
| 10 | Gradually his eyes felt so heavy , he had to close them . |
| 11 | She walked past him into the big sitting-room and he followed her , lounging insolently against the door-frame as once more his eyes seemed to strip her . |
| 12 | For a moment more his eyes held hers , then , as if paying homage to her beauty , and with such elegance of manner that she felt quite spellbound , he took hold of one of her hands , and raised it to his lips . |
| 13 | For once his eyes point where I want them to point . |
| 14 | But now his eyes had spotted the date . |
| 15 | Now his eyes look slightly mad . |
| 16 | He drank it , she dandled him on her knee ; presently his eyes closed and he slept again , so that Mary could return him to his cradle . |
| 17 | But even his eyes gave her no answer . |
| 18 | I 'll tell you what sir , he said , I 'll write it down for … here his eyes narrowed a bit , he hesitated , you can … |
| 19 | Nervously his eyes flicked over the screen . |
| 20 | Slowly his eyes closed and his head dropped quietly on to his chest . |
| 21 | Slowly his eyes toured the skirts and the bodice , which her hands had draped in place . |
| 22 | Then his eyes saw one of his country 's rivers , his heart melted . |
| 23 | Then his eyes strayed back to the Luggage . |
| 24 | Then his eyes grew hard . |
| 25 | He took in the blood still dripping from Alexei 's sword , and then his eyes went to the blowpipe in Jehana 's hand . |
| 26 | She 's married to an Englishman ; they live in Norwich , ’ he explained quietly , and then his eyes lowered momentarily to her mouth , and that one glance was like a caress . |
| 27 | He frowned , then his eyes darted back to Jenny . |
| 28 | ‘ Perhaps a little more , ’ said the agent hopefully , and then his eyes popped open as Lord Dacre began to laugh . |
| 29 | He searched her face for endless moments , then his eyes filled . |
| 30 | Then his eyes refocused on her , and that brief feeling of hovering on the brink of something important vanished . |