Example sentences of "with [pos pn] [noun] fixed [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I revolve about you , dazed and unhappy , with my eyes fixed on you helplessly .
2 With her eyes fixed on the road ahead , she frowned .
3 With her eyes fixed on the dog Sophie said suddenly , ‘ She 's coming round . ’
4 It whined , backed away with its eyes fixed on Grimma , and then darted off into the darkness .
5 Behind him the dragon roared and crashed through the bushes as it tried to turn around , but Hrun was running , running , with his gaze fixed on Liartes and a dead branch in his hands .
6 He sat with his eyes fixed on great breakers rolling on a coral atoll somewhere in the immense Pacific .
7 Show respect , ’ said Garvey to Lucie , who was leaning against the corner strut of the stage with his eyes fixed on the far horizon .
8 He stopped again by the pavilion and , with his eyes fixed on Gabriel and a demented grin on his pock-marked face , rent the golden cloth from bottom to top .
9 Then , with his eyes fixed on hers , in the light that was shining through to the bed , he gently let the material of her only covering fall down to below her waist .
10 Before the table Edward Hussey stood hunched in defensive composure , very plainly dressed — had he set out to demonstrate the modesty of his means ? — and with his countenance fixed in an expression of resigned and dutiful benevolence .
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