Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [adv] fix [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | But the authorities of the cat world do seem to have their eyes firmly fixed on possible dangers , and we can hope for a much greater restraint than has existed in the case of a number of breeds of dog . |
2 | College students in the 1990s should have their eyes firmly fixed on the year 2000 and beyond . |
3 | The children were listening though they kept their eyes intently fixed on their school books . |
4 | They had their eyes so fixed on its wagging that some said you 'd disappeared in plain sight . ’ |
5 | Upstairs , Donna heard the sound of forced entry , her eyes still fixed on the barely moving form of Stark . |
6 | Her eyes still fixed on his , her breath shuddering and jerking in her parted mouth , she completed the task . |
7 | ‘ Could be right , ’ said Iris , her eyes still fixed on Melissa 's face . |
8 | As I believe I 've told you already , the man 's got his eyes heavily fixed on you . ’ |
9 | He paused , his eyes firmly fixed on his hands . |
10 | They ate pasta , the Substitute continuing to ask rapid questions while winding rapid forkfuls , his eyes always fixed on the Captain 's . |
11 | Clinton murmured , his eyes still fixed on the device . |
12 | ‘ Had enough of men for the time being ? ’ he asked , his eyes still fixed on her unhappy face . |
13 | He was leaning back , his eyes still fixed on the picture , and his cheeks were wet . |
14 | ‘ Oh , all gone , ’ the lad replied , his eyes still fixed on Philomel 's tail . |
15 | He began to pick a back tooth with a black finger-nail , his eyes still fixed upon the print . |
16 | Richard muttered an affirmation , his gaze firmly fixed on the spotless grey carpet , and then , feeling obliged to speak up in Murray 's cause , added , ‘ I 'm sure it 's all a dreadful chapter of accidents , sir . |
17 | At school he did ‘ extraordinarily badly ’ by his own admission and he also failed to obtain a degree in agriculture at Cambridge University , but with his sights firmly fixed on a career in the family business , such academic shortcomings represented no real handicap . |
18 | Moderator I too would want to resist th th the addendum that has been proposed for number two because it seems to me that we 're concerned as a church with the issue of baptism and initiation and we want to keep our mind and our ideas firmly fixed on that however unpleasant and uncomfortable it is . |