Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [verb] her eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every noise I hear her , I can see her eyes going round . |
| 2 | Either she must close her eyes against this or she must enter . |
| 3 | Her father thought that her glasses must need adjusting and said she should have her eyes tested , but no one made an appointment for her , so she did n't go . |
| 4 | There were moments during the Mass when the litanies and prayers , the censers swinging to and fro and the smell of incense made her feel lightheaded , and she was able to believe that she was not really present , not really being married at all , and that at any moment she might open her eyes and awake , to find herself back in Corcaguiney , with the wind ruffling the water across Dingle Harbour and the cloud shadows sailing over the mountain . |
| 5 | She might close her eyes but she could n't blot out what had happened the night before . |
| 6 | This time the chasm yawned in front of her , and she knew that she might close her eyes for the moment , but she was already taking little steps towards the edge . |
| 7 | She do n't sit down here Maxine , she know , rub her eyes , she 'll rub her eyes or me |
| 8 | Dignity right now seemed a bit optimistic , when she could feel her eyes blurring over with tears , but anything was better than standing here at the foot of the stairs , rooted to the spot and subjected mercilessly to his naked inspection of her . |
| 9 | She knew she could close her eyes and still remember every line with perfect clarity . |
| 10 | She could shut her eyes to the future and be content to share the present with him , as her body longed to do . |
| 11 | Every time I tried to change the subject , she 'd close her eyes , hold up her hand and say , ‘ I have n't finished yet . ’ |
| 12 | By the end of a week she was little more than a living skeleton : her hand lay all day long in Jennifer 's , and from time to time she would open her eyes , staring pathetically up , with a mute pleading in her expression that no words of comfort or whispered prayers could dispel . |
| 13 | In a moment she would open her eyes to discover that it had all been an incredible , fantastical dream . |
| 14 | He was going to kiss her , she thought wildly , he was going to bend her back over his arm and put his mouth to her throat , and she — she would close her eyes , she would arch her body to his … |
| 15 | When it strikes , she will shut her eyes . |
| 16 | Lesley 's niece , Beverley Spencer , 18 , said : ‘ She is on a life support unit but you can talk to her and she can flicker her eyes in response but that is about it . |
| 17 | She lowered the glasses for an instant so that he could see her eyes , then raised them again . |
| 18 | ‘ No , ’ she said decisively , raising her head so that he could see her eyes . |