Example sentences of "his eyes [adv] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rune smiled without mirth , his eyes coolly calculating on her pale face . |
| 2 | His eyes finally settled on the old stoneware sink in which Zhukov did his fixing . |
| 3 | The glitter of mockery was back with a vengeance , with a darker glint of what could have been anger in his eyes carefully screened by a rakish smile . |
| 4 | Behind his thick spectacles , his eyes positively blazed at the sight of a completed chart just waiting to have lines drawn on it , and he was always very quick off the mark with his instant weather forecasts whenever any aircrews were planning a jaunt somewhere . |
| 5 | As I believe I 've told you already , the man 's got his eyes heavily fixed on you . ’ |
| 6 | He paused , his eyes firmly fixed on his hands . |
| 7 | ‘ Does acupuncture hurt ? ’ asked one marcher , who had his eyes firmly set on a placard on the other wall which read : |
| 8 | He has already sampled success at the highest level and after winning the Celebration Mile at Goodwood last Saturday on Swing Low he has his eyes firmly focused on more Group One events . |
| 9 | At the only time in his life when he would have liked to he was so crushed by doubt and diffidence that he kept his eyes scrupulously trained upon the ground , or the table in front of him , or the wall behind the shoulder of the person concerned . |
| 10 | Then he opened his eyes again to peer at his watch and the expression of irritation returned . |
| 11 | ‘ He was looking at me with his eyes just flickering with fear . |
| 12 | LUANDA — A small crowd rocks with laughter as a uniformed soldier , his eyes nearly closed in a drunken Saturday afternoon stupor , writhes body to body in a snake-like dance with a plump young woman in a tight blue dress . |
| 13 | Johnny yelled , his eyes nearly starting from his head . |
| 14 | Oliver slept in the middle of the bed , naked , his eyes fiercely shut as if he were trying very hard to think about something . |
| 15 | He willed himself to sit quietly , allowing his eyes gradually to adjust to the night . |
| 16 | His face was pale and his eyes half closed against the sunlight . |
| 17 | When at last his lean fingers framed her face , tense against her skin and his eyes silently pleaded for her acquiescence , she finally found her voice . |
| 18 | He did not attempt the removal of the pyjama jacket , but suddenly stood up and began to pull the red trousers down and get them off ; and it seemed that Patrick , shifting very slightly , assisted the operation , his eyes now moving in awareness of what Marcus was doing . |
| 19 | His eyes now lit by a weak leer of hope , Barometer Barnes closed me out on the pink 35–43 . |
| 20 | They ate pasta , the Substitute continuing to ask rapid questions while winding rapid forkfuls , his eyes always fixed on the Captain 's . |
| 21 | ‘ What do you want to know ? ’ the man asked , wiping his palms on his apron , his eyes never wavering from the banknotes in Whitlock 's hand . |
| 22 | At first in the shadow of the wall it seemed pitch black , but his eyes rapidly adjusted to the light , or lack of it . |
| 23 | It had more to do with the easy communion between Katherine and Thomas Sachs , the way his eyes sometimes fell on her when she was n't looking . |
| 24 | Now he looked savage , his eyes still glittering with deadly ferocity . |
| 25 | Clinton murmured , his eyes still fixed on the device . |
| 26 | ‘ Had enough of men for the time being ? ’ he asked , his eyes still fixed on her unhappy face . |
| 27 | He was leaning back , his eyes still fixed on the picture , and his cheeks were wet . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , all gone , ’ the lad replied , his eyes still fixed on Philomel 's tail . |
| 29 | He began to pick a back tooth with a black finger-nail , his eyes still fixed upon the print . |
| 30 | When she tapped him on the arm he turned swiftly , his eyes suddenly narrowed at the sight of her . |