Example sentences of "eyes [conj] [vb past] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , although she was irritated by his refusal to believe her , against her will she was still mesmerised by the blue eyes that stared so intently into her own , felt warmth steal through her when he glanced at her mouth . |
| 2 | What he had first taken for height he soon realized was a product of high — very high — heels , and he guessed that without the lifts she would be around five foot , pleasantly featured , with a round face and perfectly round brown eyes that looked almost serene until he realized how hard they were . |
| 3 | I 'll come , ’ she said and put down the receiver to meet two pairs of eyes that looked so astonished that she burst out laughing . |
| 4 | Her eyes held Morse 's for a few seconds — eyes that seemed rather timid , yet potentially mischievous , too — until her mouth managed a nervous little ‘ Hullo ’ . |
| 5 | Gazing into grey eyes that seemed incredibly gentle and soft , she forgot all about his reasons for being there , forgot everything except this infuriating giant who was slowly but surely destroying her peace of mind , ‘ Why ? ’ she whispered . |
| 6 | There was a humorous light in her keen black eyes that seemed somehow warm and welcoming . |
| 7 | She was a small , round woman with eyes that seemed too small for her face which was flushed red ; it was as much she could do to struggle up , rolling from side to side and , I noticed , smelling of drink . |
| 8 | Her Roman nose , and eyes that showed far too much of the whites , continually reminded her owner what a disappointment she was . |
| 9 | Ventilator holes in that hood doubled as the hollow pupils of slanting crimson eyes that focused faithfully on the chosen target , since a single discharge of super-heated plasma would completely exhaust the capacitor . |
| 10 | ‘ There has been a call , monsieur , ’ he announced , taking the luggage and casting one interested look at Jenna with dark eyes that widened perceptibly as he noticed her ash-blonde hair , almost silvery in the sunlight . |
| 11 | And she could not sort out her brain while he stood less than a foot away , watching her with eyes that gave away nothing of his own thoughts . |
| 12 | Two enormous tears welled out of Pickerage 's eyes and ran rapidly down his cheeks , followed by others . |
| 13 | What comforted her , when from time to time she opened her eyes and squinted upwards , was the sight of her statue of Our Lady of Lourdes . |
| 14 | She sat up in bed , rubbed the sleep from her eyes and blew irritably at a hanging strand of her hair . |
| 15 | Envy sprang into her hard little eyes and gleamed maliciously . |
| 16 | Benjamin closed his eyes and chanted aloud : |
| 17 | She opened her eyes and said emphatically , ‘ No good . |
| 18 | She looked straight into Dalgliesh 's eyes and said calmly : |
| 19 | I looked coldly into his eyes and said very slowly : ‘ You are the bastard who denounced my father and were responsible for all of us being taken to Tabiano . |
| 20 | But she could n't escape the watchful waiting eyes and muttered sullenly : ‘ 'T IS easier working in a tavern dressed as a boy . |
| 21 | He sighed , closed his eyes and drifted finally into uneasy sleep . |
| 22 | He screwed up his eyes and stared unseeingly at the calendar on the further wall . |
| 23 | She lifted her eyes and stared straight at him . |
| 24 | The young woman opened her eyes and stared vaguely up at him , her hair a spilling mass of deep auburn . |
| 25 | Why do you ask ? ’ he narrowed his eyes and stared hard at Corbett . |
| 26 | Then the Lad darted across the room like a fleeing hare , and vanished , and Calatin opened his eyes and looked right at them . |
| 27 | After the failed June 1953 uprising , crushed by Soviet tanks , ‘ people shut their eyes and looked away ’ , said Heiko , a 19-year-old factory worker , after a packed service in the Gethsemane church , in recent weeks a centre of opposition . |
| 28 | He glimpsed the tenderness in her eyes and looked away , embarrassed . |
| 29 | To her horror she felt the sting of tears in her eyes and looked away again , refusing to let him see her moment of weakness . |
| 30 | I rolled my eyes and looked away . |