Example sentences of "i [verb] [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | I lowered my eyes once I knew he was all right . |
| 2 | I wiped my eyes and felt a bit better , knowing that Granny was taking my message with her to heaven . |
| 3 | I raise my eyes to heaven and scream for mercy . |
| 4 | And , as I met her eyes , I did have a memory of something , although I could n't have said what . |
| 5 | The scaffold there was the first thing I clapped my eyes on when we entered the stinking streets of Paris . |
| 6 | The windows were obscured by curtains , but if I strained my eyes I thought I could make out the shadow of a figure standing behind them , never moving . |
| 7 | I clenched my eyes . |
| 8 | ‘ Yet you knew who he was the moment I mentioned his eyes , ’ Sabrina said , sitting forward , her interest stimulated . |
| 9 | I fixed her eyes . |
| 10 | ‘ grievously tormented with house-keepers … letting the Bible fall open of itself , I fixed my eyes immediately on these words , ‘ When my son was entered into the wedding chamber , he fell down and died . |
| 11 | With inward dismay I noted his eyes glint with interest . |
| 12 | Even if you 'd been arrest if I put my eyes and rest them on you . |
| 13 | I let my eyes flick sideways . |
| 14 | I dropped my eyes and nodded sheepishly . |
| 15 | I dropped my eyes to my foot , straightened out the tongue , and stood up . |
| 16 | Embarrassed , I dropped my eyes to the hymnsheet in front of me . |
| 17 | I dried my eyes and went downstairs , smiling . |
| 18 | I meet their eyes — I ca n't help it . |
| 19 | With a scream I hid my eyes . |
| 20 | ‘ But I watch their eyes when they speak , and I see what they intend . |
| 21 | ‘ I opened his eyes all right and now those eyes only see Maria Luisa . ’ |
| 22 | I opened my eyes and looked up at Mick 's grinning face , leaning into the entrance to the trench . |
| 23 | I opened my eyes , she was still there , just looking at me , no smile on her face . |
| 24 | I opened my eyes to the sun riding high over Fair Hill . |
| 25 | I opened my eyes to the sound of yet more crashing of dustbin lids , gales of laughter and the occasional scream coming from behind the bushes . |
| 26 | Last night I opened my eyes when it was dark and feeling a sudden want of air opened the window when to my astonishment I was in time to see Oreste carried past in the arms of an angel and I wept and called out to him but there was no reply and soon they were gone up to the heavens and lost sight of . |
| 27 | I opened my eyes eventually and took the compass out of my jeans pocket , where I 'd stowed it to have hands free for standing up . |
| 28 | I opened my eyes and thought to myself , ‘ What 're you doing here ? ’ |
| 29 | I opened my eyes . |
| 30 | I opened my eyes — everything was as it should be , although my next-door neighbour was having a party and the noise of music and chatter was plainly audible . |