Example sentences of "[adv] take [pos pn] eyes off " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means concentrating on the tow and only taking your eyes off the towplane for a brief moment . |
| 2 | He 'd been adjusting the driving mirror and he 'd only taken his eyes off the road for a moment . |
| 3 | Ruth could not take her eyes off him . |
| 4 | He continued to look at her and she could not take her eyes off him . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But she could not take her eyes off him . |
| 7 | She could not take her eyes off Heathcliff . |
| 8 | Julia could not take her eyes off the beautiful mare . |
| 9 | And why would she not take her eyes off me ? |
| 10 | He spoke slowly to the children and did not take his eyes off them as he spoke . |
| 11 | Although ostensibly listening to what Jonadab was saying , he could not take his eyes off Sarah . |
| 12 | Willie could not take his eyes off him . |
| 13 | He noticed a sketch I had been doing of Miss Oliver , and could not take his eyes off it . |
| 14 | He did not take his eyes off me . |
| 15 | Alec could not take his eyes off her . |
| 16 | But he could not take his eyes off the photograph in front of him . |
| 17 | Jim Lester , a portly Tory MP , who was partly hidden by a pilaff , could not take his eyes off her . |
| 18 | Dr Ali did not take his eyes off his face . |
| 19 | Edward undid his tie , but for the life of him he could not take his eyes off her . |
| 20 | The four-foot-long nozzle is heavy for me and hard to hold level , but I do not take my eyes off the spider . |
| 21 | The mare moved restlessly round her box , not taking her eyes off him . |
| 22 | ‘ How did it look ? ’ she asked Morris , not taking her eyes off the screen . |
| 23 | I 've settled with her ; she knows her place , ’ Rose said over her shoulder , not taking her eyes off Coffin 's face . |
| 24 | ‘ Nobody , ’ he said , not taking his eyes off Mick working on the wheel . |
| 25 | ‘ Great , ’ said Morris , not taking his eyes off the screen either . |
| 26 | ‘ Ah , ’ he says , not taking his eyes off the ring , ‘ I opened some Valpolicella already . ’ |
| 27 | Though he 'd scarcely taken his eyes off her , it was obvious that she had n't made a very favourable impression on him . |
| 28 | Though he 'd scarcely taken his eyes off her , and in a strange sort of way appeared to be fascinated by her , she sensed it was the kind of reluctant fascination one might feel for an intriguing , but poisonous snake . |
| 29 | Paul has not taken his eyes off his lover 's face . |
| 30 | You watch it carefully , particular not to take your eyes off it . |