Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [vb past] my eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | A big , flat coal barge was passing under the bridge and I averted my eyes from the sight of it . |
| 2 | He put his arm round me and I closed my eyes . |
| 3 | He seized a horrible pair of forceps and I closed my eyes as he started flexing his muscles . |
| 4 | " Just a couple of stitches , " he muttered hoarsely , and I closed my eyes again . |
| 5 | He drove in silence then and I closed my eyes , pretending I was asleep , my head nodding , and all the time my mind reaching forward to the future , trying to visualise what it would be like on the boat . |
| 6 | I watched the smoky flame waver inside the place where the dog 's brains used to be and I closed my eyes . |