Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pos pn] eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Just resting my eyes . |
| 2 | Just resting my eyes … |
| 3 | And resting my eyes does n't have much to do with it , I 'm sure , but I 'm darn well going to rest them anyway . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I was just resting my eyes . ’ |
| 5 | However , as one speechreader said to me , ‘ By using my eyes , I often find my way around large terminals and airports much more easily than my friends who can hear and who are automatically inclined to rely on announcements . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Just my knickers , ’ she murmured , catching my eye . |
| 7 | Catching my eye the young medic grinned and gave a thumbs-up sign . |
| 8 | I said , widening my eyes just a touch . |
| 9 | I did that by averting my eyes and crossing the road quickly , almost tripping over a chestnut-seller at the entrance to St Christopher 's Place . |
| 10 | Opening my eyes I saw that Rozanov had pitched to the floor . |
| 11 | On opening my eyes I did n't dare to imagine that this would have worked . |
| 12 | ‘ No , ’ I sighed , opening my eyes as a series of splashes announced another chaotic event on the spillway . |
| 13 | I 'll be keeping my eye on future developments in piezoelectric inkjet technology . |
| 14 | I approached my bowl warily , keeping my eye on her . |
| 15 | I 've been keeping my eye on her for a while , but it seems she 'd been returning the favour without my being aware of it . ’ |
| 16 | I quicken my step , keeping my eyes fixed ahead , hoping for a sign of life about the croft . |
| 17 | Without moving and keeping my eyes focused on the page , I thought ‘ dinner , Sorrel ’ . |
| 18 | Keeping my eyes shut , I tried to ignore the interruption . |
| 19 | And now that I 'm up here the problem is keeping my eyes on this page and stopping my mind from wandering and my pen from straying to the edge of the paper and doodling , something I am sure to give in to before long . |
| 20 | Keeping my eyes open for that sort of thing . |
| 21 | I agreed , mopping my eyes . |
| 22 | I shower quickly , spend some time painting my eyes , and select an attractive outfit to the best of my ability , given my makeshift twist of clothing . |
| 23 | She accepted them without opening her eyes . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's a pity about Celia , is n't it , ’ she said , opening her eyes . |
| 25 | ‘ Why , Wilson , ’ Mrs Browning said , opening her eyes wide , ‘ it had not occurred to me , nor I am sure to my husband , to think Ferdinando might not go with us . |
| 26 | Susan was already opening her eyes . |
| 27 | She was not grief-stricken the way she had been when her father died , but sorrow was a weight which kept her from opening her eyes on a world where she would sorely miss his company . |
| 28 | Yes , I 'm all right , ’ Tamar replied , opening her eyes and then veiling them with the black sweep of her lashes , but not before Tempy had seen the gleam of triumph in their topaz depths . |
| 29 | Now she pleased Miss Beard by opening her eyes wide and looking suitably impressed . |
| 30 | Pity for her again seeped through until , opening her eyes , she said , and in a quiet appealing voice now , ‘ Promise me , Joe , you wo n't see that girl again . ’ |