Example sentences of "[pron] closed [pron] [noun pl] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I closed my eyes for a second . |
| 2 | I closed my eyes for a bit , then went back into the Bunker to tidy up . |
| 3 | I closed my eyes for the rest of the journey as it had been a busy two days and I did n't feel lik& going to the council offices either , It would be too late anyway so I decided to take a stroll by the river and see how Nigel was getting on with the excavations . |
| 4 | I closed my eyes against the sun and against the confusion of my thoughts . |
| 5 | She closed her eyes for a moment , and when she opened them he was puzzled by the blankness in them . |
| 6 | She closed her eyes for a moment , then said ‘ His name is Felton . ’ |
| 7 | Oh ’ — she closed her eyes for a moment — ‘ I wish I had me life over again . |
| 8 | She closed her eyes for a moment and took a deep breath . |
| 9 | Suddenly , a wave of tiredness swept through her and she closed her eyes for a moment , during which the girl remained quiet , but visibly agitated and eager to be getting on with her work . |
| 10 | She closed her eyes for a second and touched the small space of forehead between her brows . |
| 11 | She closed her eyes for a moment . |
| 12 | She closed her eyes for a moment then said faintly , ‘ Marriage is for life , love . ’ |
| 13 | She closed her eyes for a moment , fighting the tremor that began somewhere in the pit of her stomach . |
| 14 | She closed her eyes for a moment only . |
| 15 | She closed her eyes for a second , and then opened them to see a glimpse of concern on Guy Sterne 's dark face . |
| 16 | She closed her eyes as a surge of sickness came up inside her . |
| 17 | She closed her eyes as the pain of knowing rose and twisted inside . |
| 18 | She closed her eyes to the image , waiting to hear only the words and shut out the pain . |
| 19 | She closed her eyes against a brief flare of irritation . |
| 20 | Floating beyond the foam , she closed her eyes against the sin . |
| 21 | She closed her eyes against the play of gold and green light . |
| 22 | She closed her eyes against the flicker of fear running through her veins . |
| 23 | His hand slid over her breast to sweep the curve of her narrow waist , then settled on her hip , and she closed her eyes against the river of heat his touch sent coursing through her veins . |
| 24 | Hardly daring to breathe , hardly daring to even think , she closed her eyes in a sort of helpless defeat . |
| 25 | Branding Lacidar as ‘ the black Fidel ’ it closed its markets to the islands ' main exports — sugar and coffee . |
| 26 | He closed his eyes for a minute . |
| 27 | He closed his eyes for a moment . |
| 28 | He closed his eyes against the unbelievable horror of it all . |
| 29 | SHe lay back , pulling Tammuz' head down on to hir breast , where he closed his eyes in a relief that was , strangely , both enervating and exhilarating . |
| 30 | In Plumb 's opinion , ‘ What closed their minds to the historical problem was its absence . ’ |