Example sentences of "her [noun pl] off the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She 's she 's looked then she 's taken her eyes off the back .
2 She took her eyes off the road briefly and glanced at Nicola .
3 As well as being something of a sales ploy the synthesiser does provide warnings that the driver can hear and act on without having to take his or her eyes off the road .
4 This ingenious super-wide , 180° angle rearview mirror eliminates blind spots on both sides of the car to make overtaking and reversing easier and safer , and enables the driver to keep watch on any rear-seat occupants without taking his or her eyes off the road .
5 She took her eyes off the road for an instant to glance at him .
6 Polly did n't dare take her eyes off the compass .
7 ‘ How did it look ? ’ she asked Morris , not taking her eyes off the screen .
8 ‘ What does that mean ? ’ she whispered unevenly , unable to take her eyes off the dark , angular face opposite her .
9 She eased her legs off the table .
10 She began to slide her feet off the bed , then stopped .
11 She swung her feet off the bed .
12 ‘ Well , your Lucy has got you winding her chain , darling , and she just wo n't take her feet off the ground and let go — am I right ? ’
13 During her trials off the west coast of Scotland in 1989 , Upholder lost power when her propulsion control system failed to cope with a sudden switch from full ahead to full astern power , a problem which contributed seven months to the three-year delay in her becoming operational .
14 her glasses off the rack .
15 She then pulled the scalpel towards her hips , raising her buttocks off the bed so she could pull foot and scalpel up underneath her .
16 All the paperwork had been removed and burnt , but the caravan had been the working place of the squadron — the squadron headquarters in other words — and so against the CO 's most urgent requests and orders the airman turned the tractor round and raced back , grabbing " Jane " and her pants off the caravan wall , thrusting them into the arms of the CO and then retraced his steps in the direction of El Alamein .
17 Alexandra took her hands off the keyboard .
18 Rory turned her attention to the road ahead , gripped by two almost equally powerful temptations — the first being to take her hands off the wheel and shake Candy by the shoulders for being so infuriating .
19 Jonquil swung her boots off the counter .
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