Example sentences of "take his eye [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Major Nogin was looking expectantly towards our table and Ralph Pike could n't take his eyes off the major . |
| 2 | But he could not take his eyes off the photograph in front of him . |
| 3 | Sanchez did n't take his eyes from the pit . |
| 4 | Without taking his eyes of the road he said , ‘ What about putting a Velcro spot under the legs , with the sticky side facing down ? ’ |
| 5 | The driver tipped his head back , without taking his eyes off the road . |
| 6 | As I lay on O 's chest something moved me to snap the locket open , and I remember I asked , who is that ? thinking maybe this was the solution to the mystery , and he said , in the same voice that he talked with later in the night , a sleepwalker 's voice , without taking his eyes off the ceiling he said , I do n't know ; I just found it in a magazine . |
| 7 | A Spanish recruit I had been playing poker against started making faces and gesturing behind the Padre 's back , when suddenly , without taking his eyes off the Frenchman to whom he had been talking , the priest jerked his elbow backwards into the Spaniard 's face , slamming him against an oven . |
| 8 | ‘ Ah , ’ he says , not taking his eyes off the ring , ‘ I opened some Valpolicella already . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Looks like some kind of a machine , ’ he admitted , fumbling for levers without taking his eyes off the screen . |
| 10 | Gav had nodded in agreement , without taking his eyes off the screen . |
| 11 | ‘ Great , ’ said Morris , not taking his eyes off the screen either . |
| 12 | ‘ Just another five minutes , ’ Nick begged , not taking his eyes from the ball as he whacked it half way down the table . |
| 13 | He threw her a quick glance , briefly taking his eyes from the road . |
| 14 | He spoke without taking his eyes from the print . |
| 15 | Molassi took his eyes off the way ahead . |
| 16 | Sean took his eyes off the road long enough to turn and give her an astonished look . |
| 17 | Helping herself , Daisy noticed he never took his eyes off the play and was now turning on the windscreen wipers to watch a dark-haired boy coax a fat roan pony down the field . |
| 18 | I could n't believe it and , at the pictures , persisted in dragging them surreptitiously on and off whenever he took his eyes off the screen and looked at me . |
| 19 | I could n't believe it and , at the pictures , persisted in dragging them surreptitiously on and off whenever he took his eyes off the screen and looked at me . |
| 20 | Niall took his eyes from the road long enough to glance in her direction . |
| 21 | He took his eye off the road to wink at Patrick . |
| 22 | ‘ Our man took his eye off the ball . |
| 23 | Lillee bowled another bouncer which did not get up as much as Fletch anticipated and it hit him straight on the head as he took his eye off the ball . |
| 24 | DeVore took his eye from the lens of the electron-microscope and looked across at the geneticist , smiling , impressed by what he 'd seen . |
| 25 | He 'd been adjusting the driving mirror and he 'd only taken his eyes off the road for a moment . |
| 26 | He 's been sitting on the bench for the last hour and has never once taken his eyes off the shop . |
| 27 | If he happens to take his eye of the ball , he is very likely to be bowled , and if he hits the ball it may go to any point on the ground where the possibilities of making runs , being caught or surviving an appeal to the umpire are all on the cards . |