Example sentences of "eyes [vb pp] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maggie LeMan kept her eyes riveted on the occupants of the stage for a moment , where they were bowing and making the best of the half-hearted appreciation now being shown by clapping punctuated with cat-calls ; then , slowly leaning to the side , she picked up the bird cage as she said , ‘ What do I want with a concert party ? |
| 2 | He tugged a fur-lined hat over his cropped white hair as he approached the transit van , his eyes riveted on Vasili 's face . |
| 3 | Kolchinsky sat behind Philpott 's desk , his eyes riveted on Whitlock and Sabrina . |
| 4 | Whitlock asked , his eyes riveted on Bailey . |
| 5 | I did n't realize Farouk … ’ she trailed off when she saw Graham and Laidlaw both look past her , their eyes riveted on the man who had appeared in the doorway . |
| 6 | A cold wind had picked up since she had arrived at the bar and she rubbed her arms quickly before picking her way through a sea of discarded newspaper to a metal drum and ducked down behind it , her eyes riveted on the door . |
| 7 | The cast , all in full costume , are standing near their initial cue points , eyes riveted on one man , the sweep of whose arm will tell them to start acting out the next episode of Doctor Who . |
| 8 | Her teeth grimaced as she traced the bright orange outline , her eyes riveted on the reflection in her lime-green plastic hand-mirror . |
| 9 | ‘ And this is Señor Mitchell , ’ he introduced as Mitch came up , his eyes riveted on the girl 's face . |
| 10 | Her eyes riveted on his broad back , she gave a slow , naughty smile as she watched him thread his way towards his elegant companion . |
| 11 | Rory tried to sneak a surreptitious glance at Adam 's wristwatch — she was n't wearing her own since it would have looked totally out of place with the slinky black number she was wearing — only to have her eyes riveted on his hands . |
| 12 | The first ( up to 7/8 years ) was moral realism and right and wrong in the child 's eyes depended on what adults told him was right or wrong . |
| 13 | The eyes fastened on Dinah at once and scarcely left her . |
| 14 | But seven pairs of eyes fastened on him at this news , each with their separate thoughts . |
| 15 | The rest of them kept their eyes fastened on the duke , waiting to see what lay behind his summons . |
| 16 | She leaned back against the wall and looked at him tauntingly as his head rose sharply at her tone and his eyes fastened on her . |
| 17 | I sat , dozed , slurped from the wineskin , said a few prayers and kept my eyes fastened on the Lady Chapel . |
| 18 | His eyes glazed on the swaying barley and the two figures standing far on the edge . |
| 19 | Some of the dealers clearly had their eyes cocked on the coming Biennale des Antiquaires , and were holding back their best pieces . |
| 20 | The blue eyes turned on Erika like searchlights . |
| 21 | The eyes turned on her again . |
| 22 | The eyes turned on him again . |
| 23 | Above the North Gate , all eyes turned on Sir Alexander Seton , Keith 's and Ramsay 's included . |
| 24 | Her eyes turned on him and he looked thoughtful . |
| 25 | Garvey stopped grinning and his eyes turned on Gabriel . |
| 26 | Now that their good uncle of Pembroke and natural guardian was gone there would be more than one pair of noble and greedy eyes turned on their fat marcher holdings . |
| 27 | They demanded a re-trial claiming their clients had noticed members of the bench had their eyes closed on the opening day of the hearing . |
| 28 | All eyes locked on Jed . |
| 29 | Chantal hissed , her eyes locked on his in a battle of wills . |
| 30 | ‘ Well done , Tsu Ma ? ’ each said before moving on , expecting no answer ; seeing how he stood there , his arms limp at his sides , his broad chest heaving , his eyes locked on the fallen figure on the floor beneath him . |