Example sentences of "they could not [vb infin] [pos pn] eyes " in BNC.
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| 1 | The maid who opened the door to them could not take her eyes off the great fat woman in the biscuit straw hat with big cloth roses on its brim , and the cape that just covered her shoulders and showed an expanse of blue cotton bosom , the like she had never seen before . |
| 2 | ‘ They could n't take their eyes off the dancers . |
| 3 | They could n't believe their eyes could they ? |
| 4 | Having a strong personality , she had battled her way into the medical profession and convinced many doctors by demonstration that at the very least they could n't shut their eyes to the possibilities of her treatment . |
| 5 | They could not believe their eyes — the train appeared to be following them . |