Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] eyes fixed on " in BNC.
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1 | He would look up from his newspaper after supper to find her eyes fixed on him , in a way which brought back to him the passion with which she had kissed him upon the moor . |
2 | If , amidst the generally apocalyptic atmosphere of the time , devout Jews were anxiously awaiting the advent of two Messiahs — one royal from David , one priestly from Aaron — they would have had their eyes fixed on a limited number of families . |
3 | The redoubtable driver just keeps his eyes fixed on the road . |
4 | Modern scholars , conscious of the large issues involved in this struggle , have generally found this intrusion of the local and material interests of the church of Canterbury at a critical moment incomprehensible , and having their eyes fixed on the historically more important matters of investiture and homage , they have supposed that Anselm 's eyes must also have been similarly directed . |
5 | Otherwise you would do well to keep your eyes fixed on the grilled fish and chicken , boring as they may seem in comparison . |
6 | I keep my eyes fixed on my script . |
7 | In the shadow of the bus , a vulture wheeling overhead , I kept my eyes fixed on the bush behind us . |
8 | She still kept her eyes fixed on the swirling liquid ; when she did speak it was part-defiance and part-apology . |
9 | Fenella , her heart thudding frantically , kept her eyes fixed on the door and a fearful hope began to unfurl . |
10 | She kept her eyes fixed on Silvia and smiled a mock-stern smile . |
11 | She kept her eyes fixed on the magazine . |
12 | Manvell kept his eyes fixed on Sharpe , half fearing that the Rifleman might still attack . |
13 | He kept his eyes fixed on the crest of the hill over which she would appear freewheeling down on her bicycle , black hair streaming and her long skirt ballooning out on either side like a bat 's wings . |
14 | Mait kept his eyes fixed on him as he approached — a malnourished skeleton of a man . |
15 | He kept his eyes fixed on the upper storey , but there was no sign of life , nor could he detect any female voice crying through the shouts of the firemen . |
16 | The Chief kept his eyes fixed on it . |
17 | If you intend to climb a mountain , you do not look at the foothills and worry ; you keep your eyes fixed on the summit , and that way , if you are very lucky and very determined , you may achieve it . |
18 | But the Lad had his eyes fixed on Fergus . |
19 | Matthew had his eyes fixed on the desk and did not look up . |