Example sentences of "eyes lingered on " in BNC.

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1 Her eyes lingered on him , then believed him .
2 His eyes lingered on Kate but he spoke only to Peter .
3 Peter 's eyes lingered on the line that swept from her head down her neck to her shoulder and along her extended arm .
4 Momentarily undecided as to whether to go on looking or to give up the chase there and then , her eyes lingered on the stranger 's face , and for a heart-beat , or less , his features blurred , and in their flux , caught as if by the sun off a wing in the stratosphere , she saw Gentle , his hair swept back from his high forehead , his grey eyes all yearning , his mouth , which she 'd not known she missed till now , ready to break into a smile .
5 He looked up from the document he was reading and his eyes lingered on her body before he sat back and raised his eyebrows quizzically , waiting for her to speak .
6 James 's eyes lingered on her low T-shirt , the tanned bare legs beneath her white shorts .
7 His eyes lingered on me , burning the sentence in ; than looked aside , at the doors .
8 She could have sworn his eyes lingered on the scarf about her neck .
9 It did n't seem modest now ; it could have been transparent , from the way his amber eyes lingered on every inch of the body he was mentally stripping .
10 For a split second he looked oddly vulnerable , but then he pushed himself up in the bed , her wary eyes lingered on the naked gold of his shoulders , and she quickly changed her mind .
11 Meredith 's soft blue eyes lingered on them , feeling a tug of pleasure in the contrast of vulnerability and strength in his face .
12 His eyes lingered on her clear grey gaze and Maggie blushed hopelessly , but all the same she was suddenly happy .
13 When he drew back and his eyes lingered on her mouth , Ashley knew he was tempted to kiss her again — properly .
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